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Is the rootstock pink clouds suitable for colder Zones ?
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Posted by dana5a Z5aIL (My Page) on Sat, Nov 21, 09 at 22:19
Has anyone from northern states tried roses budded onto the rootstock pink clouds developed by Ralph Moore ? I would like to know whether it can survive the below zero teperatures of IL winnters.Thanks for checking the post.
Dana |
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RE: Is the rootstock pink clouds suitable for colder Zones ?
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Dana,
I bought back a plant of Pink Clouds from California this week. I won't know until next spring about the hardiness of PC.
There actually are two quesitons:
hardiness of the rootstock
character of the scion-does the rootstock let it go dormant early enough in winter for it to matter And in Zone 5, there would be a third question: does your normal winter protection suffice to bring it through winter. SO....no answers, but more direct questions. |
RE: Is the rootstock pink clouds suitable for colder Zones ?
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| Ann, where did you get your plant? This rose would fit into two of my collections ... Ralph Moore roses and rootstock roses. Connie |
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| Burling Leong is the only one I know who may be able to answer your question. You can contact her through HMF via her new nursery, Burlington Roses. She's been budding on Pink Clouds for 20 plus years, so there must be some cold zone experience out there somewhere. She did all the budding for Sequoia (Ralph Moore's nursery) roughly forever. So if anyone bought a budded rose from Sequoia, it was most likely budded on Pink Clouds (even if that variety name never was announced). But then again, one of Mr. Moore's breeding goals was to sell roses that grew well on their own roots and did not require budding, so probably the only way you got one that was budded was if you ordered a standard. So, does anyone out there have a standard that was sourced from Sequoia and is living in a cold zone? Kathy |
RE: Is the rootstock pink clouds suitable for colder Zones ?
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Ann- My question should have been the hardiness of roses budded onto pink clouds rootstock.I would like to get a couple of roses from Burlington roses and I wasn't sure whe ther the rootstock is suitable for colder zones.
Like Kathy said I should ask if any body has a standard bought from Sequoia nursery survived the midwest winters.
Thanks for responding everyone .
Dana |
RE: Is the rootstock pink clouds suitable for colder Zones ?
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| Burling is budding a couple of roses onto Pink Clouds for me. I asked about the hardiness issue in Zone 5 and here is her direct response: "Pink Clouds rootstock should do fine in Zone 5. Pink Clouds puts out a better root system than Dr. Huey." -terry |
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Terry- Her response to my e-mail is reassuring also.She never heard any complaints from the customers from east coast who have bought miniature roses budded onto the pink clouds.
Does Burling do custom budding ? How much does she charge for the service ? What roses are you getting ? Share your exitement with others.I like the roses like silk hat and a couple of others on list on HMF . If only we don't have to pay a lot for shipping I would order a lot from her.
Dana |
RE: Is the rootstock pink clouds suitable for colder Zones ?
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| Dana, I'd ask Burling about the custom budding questions because I don't know, and she can also tell you what shipping costs are....probably varies as to what sizes you order; i.e. bands vs. gallons and how many. |
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| I can vouch for Burling's shipping costs -- she only charges what it really costs (unlike many nurseries that randomly decide "x per plant" and then profit from it). And if you order the 5" bands, she can use the "flat rate boxes" most of the time. Kathy |
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