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English tree rose question?
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prettypetals GA 7 (
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Fri, Mar 30, 12 at 23:24
| Hey everyone, I purchased some bareroot english tree roses and they are soooooo tall. I have them in planters but wondered if any of you thought I should put them in the ground for aesthetic purposes? They are about 3ft tall and just kinda look funny in the pot. Figured they must get pretty big since they have such long trunks or whatever you call that part. lol! Your pics and opinions much appreciated. Judy |
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| I've got two in pots, they are tall for sure, Austins are budded at a metre (meter) then add on your pot then the growth makes them pretty big. Impressive though when they get going. Hope you've got them well staked lol. |
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- Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
Sat, Mar 31, 12 at 9:46
| They sound lovely to me! I have a tree rose potted and I planted the top of the soil with dianthus. It looks better balanced that way. Try some kind of flowers in the pots and see what you think. |
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| Does anyone know what the cold sensitivity of the upper bud graft is? Can those in the UK just grow them unprotected in the ground caldonbeck? I used to grow several in large pots and haul them in the garage for winter, but got tired of the labor. But now that we are z6b with the climate change I wonder whether I'd be able to maintain some in the ground with protection of the upper graft or if upkeep would be too difficult. |
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| Ye we can just grow them in the ground. The Standard cane isn't your problem in cold, it may be the graft points. Daft as it sounds, you may be able to wrap the top up in something and just do whatever you would normally do with the pots. If in the ground, I would just be tempted to wrap the top with fleece or something if cold is an issue. Can't stress how well they need to be staked strongly enough tho!! |
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| Planting something in the bottom of the pot (maybe a trailing rose) looks great. I would keep the rose in a pot and take it inside for the winter. Even in the Atlanta area, it can get too cold for them. I lost the two rose trees I had, they could not make it through the winter. |
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| Thanks everyone. I have other roses with underplantings that look great but these are soooo tall I thought they might look better in the ground. I thought I probably would need to stake these babies. So anxious to see them blooming. I have a couple baby blanket tree roses in the ground and they do great. Have had them for about 5 yrs now. Didn't do so well with two Lady of Guadalupe though in pots. Had a strange spring that year with temps up and down so kept bringing them in and out of the carport and they both finally died. grrr....hated that!! May I ask what you stake them with caldonbeck? Thanks again, Judy |
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- Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 1, 12 at 0:28
| Not inside the house for the winter. That's a sure way to kill them. Roses hate being indoors. It is to dry and even under lights they will decline rapidly. Keep it in an unheated garage or shed over the winter. That's how I have kept mine in zone 6 for 5 winters now so it should do well for you in zone 7 too. I have just used a regular long, sturdy plant stake on mine, tied in several places to the tree trunk up to where the graft begins. |
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| Hi Seil, I didn't bring them in the house I brought them in my carport which is unheated. I thought maybe bringing them in and out caused stressed and I should have just left them in the carport. Will have to go look for some sturdy stakes. Thanks, Judy |
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| Sounds like I'd have to do the in and out of garage treatment here. Maybe when we can dedicate an unheated shed to over-wintering at some point in the future and then I can take up standards again. The garage has too much else going on at the moment, and it gets tedious getting nicked by the thorns when you go in and out in winter. |
RE: English tree rose question?
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| Yes, I meant the garage. Sorry. |
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