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Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 17:59
| Hi, I'm looking for a website(s) that are reputable and have quality rose trees. I'm looking to buy a few of them that are on a 36" standard. The local garden centers only have The Double Knockout Rose tree on a 24" standard. I bought one but I'd like to have a wide variety of them. If you have bought some online and can direct me to right place I'd appreciate it. Thanks |
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- Posted by jacqueline3 9CA (My Page) on Wed, Aug 27, 14 at 10:14
| Wow - I'll bet shipping a 36 inch standard rose would be expensive! Let us know where you are geographically, and hopefully someone near you will know of a nursery which has standards you can go pick up. Jackie |
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| Wouldn't a 36" standard have problems in 5B conditions? Jeri |
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| Regan Nursery offers a good selection of 36" standards. Seems you'll need to select "36" standard rose tree" under Rose Class AND "36" Tree" under Type to search them. Many mail order nurseries offer some 36" standards, but a short search of those familiar to me showed Regan with the most varieties. These would be sent bare root next Spring. Perhaps a local nursery would be willing to order from their suppliers for you for Spring delivery. Believe these would need heavy protection to overwinter in your zone. possibly best garage kept. You may want to ask if others here are growing these successfully in your zone & what methods they use in Winter. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Regan search
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| Thank you guys for all the information. Maybe there is a reason why no local nurseries sell them at a 36" standard and that is due to my climate. I have another question now, will my 24" Double Knockout Rose a Tree "Radtko" be okay in my area? It is planted on the north side of my house and doesn't have much protection in terms of wind. The tag stated it was a zone 5-8 tree. |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 11:06
| I think most tree roses are on Dr Huey, your first problem will be keeping the rootstock alive in the winter, remember the stem is rootstock too and he is only listed to zone 6b You might want to start a thread on protecting standards in your zone and see if anyone has been successful in ground and how they did it. |
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| Thanks Kippy. When I bought the rose tree at the nursery there was a customer there who said she had a Knockout Rose tree and it was large and beautiful. I didn't ask her if it was in the ground but I assumed it was. I'm going to do some research and see if I should move it to the south of my house or leave it in place. If I move it I will put in a PeeGee Hydrangea tree in its place. Thanks for the heads up. |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 18:11
| I've never seen it in person, but I've heard that 'Polar Joy' is supposed to be hardy to zone 4. The stem of this standard is the same plant as the flowering portion, so it doesn't have the issue of the understock not being hardy. It seems like a good choice for climates like the OP's. Jay |
Here is a link that might be useful: Polar Joy Tree Rose
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 19:37
| That is interesting Jay. The problem with standards, is the tall "trunk" that can not stand the cold and is the Dr Huey part. But start a new thread on protecting them and bet some one can tell you how they have had success....being in SoCal, I am jealous of some of those colder weather roses, but am really amazed at how much work some people need to do to keep their roses alive. You know how much they love their plants! |
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| I am a bit of a fanatic with my tree roses. The grafted roses have great difficulty surviving a NORMAL zone five winter in the elements, as the graft freezes . I have about ten in large pots that are rolled in after 3 hard frosts. I have two, Black Cherry and April in Paris that have survived in a very protected spot outside. Some of the tree roses are tall bushes that have been trimmed to a central chosen branch and cultivated to flower from the top. Much like a topiary hydrangea, hibiscus, etc. that way the root supply is underground and protected. Reagan has a wonderful inventory. |
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