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FW: When to move rose bush



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>From: 	Christopher Lindsey[SMTP:lindsey@mallorn.com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, July 16, 1997 8:33 PM
>To: 	woodyplants@mallorn.com
>Subject: 	Re: When to move rose bush
>
>> Can anyone on the list advise me as to the best time of year to move
>> an established rose bush?
>
>> I'd like to move it closer to the fence, but I do like it and don't
>> want to kill it in the process.  It was a mature and well established
>> specimin when I moved in 1o years ago.  It may well have been planted
>> when the house was built in 1948, or soon after.
>
>If you're having a really hot summer, then I wouldn't even think
>about trying to move this rose.  If you really have to do it this
>year, make sure it's before fall and you give it plenty of water.
>But I would recommend waiting until April or so just to make sure.
>
>If the plant is REALLY special, you might want to consider trying 
>to make a cutting or something prior to moving it just in case.
>Look at the American Rose Society's page on rose propagation:
>
>   http://www.ars.org/propagation.html
>
>Chris
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