Neal said:
"Wind broke a big cane off of Golden Fairy Tale from the base of the plant. That cane has to be 11-12' long! How tall does a rose need to be to be considered a climber? I'm really liking the wild, octopus-like growth, but don't want it subjected to further damage. I have held off from pruning because I don't want to encourage growth right now. I'm wondering if I might be seeing a climbing sport of GFT? Not sure how to deal with this beast..."
I came across this book:
https://books.google.com/books...
Please read the paragraph that begins with: " Most roses are commonly prone to bud mutations, such as......."
Do you think this is what is happening???
