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Hi all, very novice gardener, particularly at roses but this is a climber and it has green growth in a new part of plant but majority looks like this - is this dead or alive? Didn't have much bloom in it last year though a little the year before.
Wanted to check before cut away and then planned to plant another climbing rose next to it.

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Hard to say, when you peel it back is it straw like and brittle or bendy and green?

Pulled the end of one back slightly and snapped so quite brittle at the ends I'd say

Only seems to be one green stem from the root.
Just wanted to be sure before I started cutting it all away!

It doesn't look promising. The growth from the root will probably be the rose plant the bush was grafted onto.

I'd cut all the dead bits away and grow a different type of climber next to it.

@KirstenBlest thank you, I took the plunge and cut it away it was definitely past the point of no return which was a shame. I'll maybe try and grow the other rose or another climber next to it.

Honestly uou might be surprised. Roses love a hard prune. Let it be once you’ve cut it back. It might surprise you and quickly.