why is the bark coming off my rambling rose
By Bcb123
Surrey,
United Kingdom 
it is in full flower and otherwise healthy but the bark is pealing off. it is against a north west wall.
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20 May, 2009
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Previous question
If it is a fairly old rose then the bark does flake off. Mines done it for nearly a decade and it still live on.
If not, it may be a fungus, look at the bark underneath the peelling bark for any lumps or coloured bumps. Take a sample to a garden centre, they may help
16 Jun, 2009