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Re: [Fwd: winterizing roses]

At 05:18 PM 11/17/97 -0700, Duncan McAlpine wrote:

>Our ground is now well frozen but I have not cut back the roses yet.  I
>have some styrofoam caps for the roses and plenty of leaves to place around
>the roses.  I would appreciate any information regarding how I get from
>unpruned bushes to bushes with mulch and caps for winter protection.
>
It has been my experience that you have to cut back about a fourth of the
bush in the spring whether you cut back in the winter or not.  Now this is
just my personal experience so you can take it for what it is worth.  I
never cut back my roses very far in the winter and only mulch them heavily.
 Of course I do live in Alabama where the ground rarely freezes solid so
this may not be of much help to you.  I have also noticed that my own root
roses tend to be able to bounce back from damage from early frosts and
unforeseen winter storms, much better than those that are grafted making
them a lot more flexable in terms of care.


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