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

Also, if your rose is on "own roots" the whole tops could be dead and they
could come back from the roots, true to type.

Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: jgadney [j*@email.msn.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 10:58 AM
> To: rose-list@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: [Rose-list] When to throw in the towel/trowel?
> 
> 
> 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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