Here's the problem: the trellis is too small for the rose.

I would:

1. tie the whole thing to a bigger trellis. That trellis is too small for a rose. That trellis is even too small for green beans.

2. give it a good hit of fertiizer and keep it watered.

3. observe. Is it pretty? Do you like it? Does it bloom enough for you? Does the foliage stay pretty clean or is it covered with disease?

Based on #3, come winter decide what you want to do with it--keep it, replace it, let it go another year...

Congrats on your new home!!!

Any tips for getting that monster off the trellis and onto a new one? I guess just saw the trellis out and try to pull back the branches somehow?

Break the trellis, and pull the wood away. Cut the rose back from the ends until the pith inside it is a healthy color -- cream color. More than likely in zone 6, much of it is brown or tan. Break the trellis by wedging a screw driver or something you can use, and separate the parts. It's easy. I am not sure what could go on a trellis like that.

Pruning would be when the forsythia blooms, which started here about 2 weeks ago, and it is still in bloom. When we say "winter" we mean late winter, closer to spring, depending on the area. I'm still not finished pruning, so it isn't too late.

Have you seen it bloom? Can you describe the blooms?

Yes just cut trellis away. Wear gloves, a heavy shirt with long sleeves to protect your arms, and safety goggles to protect your eyes. Whenever I work with a climbing rose I always wear safety goggles.

When you are properly protected from the prickles, it is so much easier to work with roses!

I can't stress enough- please wear safety googles to protect your eyes, heavy clothes, and gloves.