jerijen said:I'm with PorkPal. If a vendor had sent me this rose, I would contact them, and request a refund or replacement.
If you choose to stick with it, I would take the precaution of contacting the vendor, and asking what their policy was, re. replacements.
jerijen said:And if it doesn't, well, you learned from the process ... which ain't bad either.
nippstress said:If most of your roses that you got from David Austin's website are doing well you're doing better than average from that particular vendor, in my experience. I've found their bare root roses particularly susceptible to cankering out and dying fairly rapidly down the canes after planting regardless of what I do, more than other bare root companies. You've done the right things to prune out the dead cane, and don't be afraid to prune it right down to the graft (but don't cut off the graft). It might pull through, but do send the photos and a request for replacement to DA before you're out of their warranty period.
Cynthia
1msgardnerpa said:I too am worried about my "Mr. Lincoln" going thru the same misery. Am hopeful it returns to the beauty it had when I purchased.