Re: [Rose-list] When to throw in the towel/trowel?

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Brenda: Take a thumbnail and scratch back the "bark" of a stem. It should
show green. If not, the cane at least is dead. Try it on several branches.

I thought I had lost a shrub rose. I scratched a couple of canes and found
green. Now the shrub is starting to leaf out. There's a lot of dead wood to
remove, though.

Be patient for a couple more weeks.

Good luck.

John G. Adney
Marion, Iowa
jgadney@msn.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Brenda Spaur <brenda@FieldHand.com>
To: rose-list@mallorn.com <rose-list@mallorn.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 10:11 AM
Subject: [Rose-list] When to throw in the towel/trowel?

>Hi all-
>        I'm relatively new to roses.  Last year I planted several
>David Austin roses.  Three of them are showing signs of life (Golden
>Celebration, Evelyn, and ??) but two don't looks so good (Pat
>Austin and I think Eglantyne).  Most of the trees and shrubs
>in this area are slow getting going this year.  We've had a strange
>off and then on again spring plus a really dry winter.  My question is --
>is there a way to tell if the rose bushes are still alive?  I'm willing to
>wait a little longer but am starting to think they might be dead.
>
>Many thanks,
>Brenda Spaur
>Denver, Zone 5
>
>
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