Moving Roses

QuestionsMoving Roses
Marie McCarthy Staff asked 16 years ago

I know around November is the ideal time to move roses but my friend is moving house and will be gone by July. She has a beautiful yellow rose she cannot leave behind. If she moves it now by digging with minimum disturbance to root, should she cut it back first ? and what are the consequences of moving roses at wrong time of year. Will it just not flower well next year or could it die ?