Hello all.

I planted this rose a few years ago and it bloomed nicely.

It doesn't die back in the winter so I haven't cut it back; its very tall stem.

There are only a few fair looking leaves on the top stem and there are some leaf buds

that are soft and others seem like they dried up. All green so it's alive.

It gets almost full sun, water and on a slope so drainage is ok.

I use rose tone on it once a year. I don't see any obvious disease and some insect damage (maybe rose slug)

We had a mild winter but early April we had an ice storm that took some limbs down. All my other roses are fine.

Does this just need more time to wake up or am I missing some maintenance steps?

Thanks