I am new to gardening and bought a home with many rose trees. Some of them had a few offshoots from what looks like a knobby base of the main tree. I cut them off at the base as low as possible. Now they are coming back in triples....meaning, I have a ton of offshoots. I am not sure what to do. The rose tree is growing nicely and gives beautiful pink roses. I do not know where it came from or what type of rose it is. Thanks in advance.
Rose tree with multiple offshoots from base?
A lot of roses are grafted onto a rootstock so that the new cultivar of rose is healthier and/or faster for the grower to grow since they can grow a 2 yr old plant in 1 year essentially.... if grafted, the sprouts you are seeing, sometimes called "water sprouts," are coming from a different genetic make up than the rose flowers you are attaining from the topside of the plant...at the same time these shoots are stealing the energy the topside of the plant could use to make bigger more abundant blooms...
my recommendation... cut them off as fast as they come up so you have a chance at a healthier more extravagant rose...good luck
Reply:The knobbly bit is called the graft. Anything above that knobbly bit is good. Anything below that bit is the 'root stock', which is a strong growing rose bush. The shoots you describe sound like the root stock coming up. Don't cut these off, be mean and rip them off with a gloved hand. That will stop them coming back so quickly. If that is not done, the root stock rose will over take the good rose above and steal all the sun and nutrients from it.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Where should I begin in planting rose bushes?
This coming spring, I'm planning on planting a rose bush or two. The thing is, I have no idea where to begin. I do know that I want roses for more purposes than just to look at and that there are more varieties of rose than I can fathom. Are they really as high-maintenance as I'm led to believe? Does the variety matter greatly, or are the differences merely cosmetic? And (big one here) can rose bushes live in the same yard as two large dogs?
Where should I begin in planting rose bushes?
You need a sunny location out of the wind. First prepare your soil at end winter begining of spring. Some cow poo or Chicken poo dug into the soil. At the nursery look at the many varities and choose the one you like, be it, for looks and smell.
Always dig your hole twice the size as the root ball on the rose.
Place rosie in hole and fill in with soil tapping down. Water heaverly on the first occasion and then every 2-3 days for 2 weeks.
Try a little liquid fertilizer every 3 weeks.
When new growth starts try a little rose food.
Water it in.
Do not forget lots of love (it helps)
Do not over water but do not under water. You can determine this by sticking your finger into the soil to check dampness. If it is dry add water.
When buds form add some bloom food.
You can remove the flowers to take inside or you can leave them on the plant to show them off.
When bloom begins to wilt cut it off, back about 6 inches on the bush.
In autum do not forget to prune bush back to the third nobby bit.
Then follow the process again for next year.
Keep grass and weeds away from the root area and do not use a wipper snipper for this.
Remember LOVE is the big helper.
Do not make a prick of yourself with the thorns.
Get your hands dirty and enjoy it all
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Reply:in direct sun, no they are not high maintenance, just remember, as soon as the flower dies, trim it off at an angle to the first set of five leaves. yuou keep doing this and they will bloom all summer long. rose food doesn't hurt either, get that at your local hardware or garden center
Reply:Place them in your front yard for all to enjoy. Unless your a serious gardener you need not worry too much about the special needs of the roses. Just be prepare to combat aphids.
Reply:Growing roses really isn't hard. Its mostly about finding the right spot for them, and then watering them just enough, just like any other plants.
Ideally there should be good drainage in the soil. Loose soil, maybe a sandy bottom.
Lots of sunlight. If you plan on getting a climbing type, then you'll want some sort of support for it to climb.
There are some roses that are fragrant and some aren't. Some bloom big, some bloom small. Some make lots of blooms, some only bloom a few.
If there are certain features you want, ask the people who work in the nursery what they recommend. And while you're at it, ask them about maintaining them.
Reply:in our backyard du!
Where should I begin in planting rose bushes?
You need a sunny location out of the wind. First prepare your soil at end winter begining of spring. Some cow poo or Chicken poo dug into the soil. At the nursery look at the many varities and choose the one you like, be it, for looks and smell.
Always dig your hole twice the size as the root ball on the rose.
Place rosie in hole and fill in with soil tapping down. Water heaverly on the first occasion and then every 2-3 days for 2 weeks.
Try a little liquid fertilizer every 3 weeks.
When new growth starts try a little rose food.
Water it in.
Do not forget lots of love (it helps)
Do not over water but do not under water. You can determine this by sticking your finger into the soil to check dampness. If it is dry add water.
When buds form add some bloom food.
You can remove the flowers to take inside or you can leave them on the plant to show them off.
When bloom begins to wilt cut it off, back about 6 inches on the bush.
In autum do not forget to prune bush back to the third nobby bit.
Then follow the process again for next year.
Keep grass and weeds away from the root area and do not use a wipper snipper for this.
Remember LOVE is the big helper.
Do not make a prick of yourself with the thorns.
Get your hands dirty and enjoy it all
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Reply:in direct sun, no they are not high maintenance, just remember, as soon as the flower dies, trim it off at an angle to the first set of five leaves. yuou keep doing this and they will bloom all summer long. rose food doesn't hurt either, get that at your local hardware or garden center
Reply:Place them in your front yard for all to enjoy. Unless your a serious gardener you need not worry too much about the special needs of the roses. Just be prepare to combat aphids.
Reply:Growing roses really isn't hard. Its mostly about finding the right spot for them, and then watering them just enough, just like any other plants.
Ideally there should be good drainage in the soil. Loose soil, maybe a sandy bottom.
Lots of sunlight. If you plan on getting a climbing type, then you'll want some sort of support for it to climb.
There are some roses that are fragrant and some aren't. Some bloom big, some bloom small. Some make lots of blooms, some only bloom a few.
If there are certain features you want, ask the people who work in the nursery what they recommend. And while you're at it, ask them about maintaining them.
Reply:in our backyard du!
What is the name of your favorite rose to grow in your garden?
I am a rose-aholic. Everytime I'm at a garden center, I want a new rose plant more than anything else. But I have found some great tried and true roses over the years (I'm in Massachusetts, so you can imagine it is hard). So far, I think Hybrid teas should be considered an annual or avoided all together because they get disease and spread it among my hardy roses. I won't buy them anymore. I love the Hot Cocoa Floribunda, you can't kill it, and the Easy Going Floribunda. And a great performing shrub rose in hot pink is Lady Elsie May, it's a 2 x 2 foot shrub. Can't wait to hear your answers (then I'll go rose shopping again;)
What is the name of your favorite rose to grow in your garden?
Ahh! One of my favourite topics. So many to chose from. I have fragrant cloud (1 of 15) and the flower is coral in colour. The is all you smell when you come out my front door. It flowers right up to frost. Have you tried in the fall to bury the crown and a few inches of the canes with soil. Then step on them to remove air pockets. I live in Canada and it works for me.
Two great floribunda's are 'betty boop' and 'angel face'
Good luck.
Reply:I agree with you about modern roses... many of them are practically useless, because of the amount of work/ effort that has to be put into them. The aren't for the casual gardener, and barely for the avid gardener!
My personal fav. is one I took from my Grandmothers house. An old time beauty called Frau Karl Druski. This is an old White rose that used to be used for wedding flowers. It was hybridized in the late 1800's. I've gotten some (very little) blackspot. My rose is about 6' tall and wide. She only blooms once per year, but wow! what a show!
Enjoy your answers!
Reply:I don't know the actual names but I love long stem red roses! They are my favorite...
Reply:my favorite rose is the helen hayes
Reply:I love the Tropicana rose. It has the most beutiful orange flowers and it is quite hardy.
Reply:I am so glad you asked. I too love roses. We just recently moved so I had to leave my old ones behind---Better to start new!! I found this really neat one called Intrigue. It was just a hardware shop rose but it looked beautiful. Dark lavender!! I can't wait for it to bloom. Also I got this really cool magazine at the beginning of the year that is just roses and they have some beautiful ones. My favorite one is called the "Laura Bush" it is described as having "Texas sunset-colored petals" It is very pretty. An orange-red color.
Have you seen the "honey Perfume" floribunda?? It won the floribunda of the year in 2004!It is yellow.
Anyway the magazine is called: Jackson %26amp; Perkins.
Here is the web page that was in the book:
http://www.jacksonandperkins.com
Hope this helps. There were some really neat roses in there!!! Becky from Ohio
What is the name of your favorite rose to grow in your garden?
Ahh! One of my favourite topics. So many to chose from. I have fragrant cloud (1 of 15) and the flower is coral in colour. The is all you smell when you come out my front door. It flowers right up to frost. Have you tried in the fall to bury the crown and a few inches of the canes with soil. Then step on them to remove air pockets. I live in Canada and it works for me.
Two great floribunda's are 'betty boop' and 'angel face'
Good luck.
Reply:I agree with you about modern roses... many of them are practically useless, because of the amount of work/ effort that has to be put into them. The aren't for the casual gardener, and barely for the avid gardener!
My personal fav. is one I took from my Grandmothers house. An old time beauty called Frau Karl Druski. This is an old White rose that used to be used for wedding flowers. It was hybridized in the late 1800's. I've gotten some (very little) blackspot. My rose is about 6' tall and wide. She only blooms once per year, but wow! what a show!
Enjoy your answers!
Reply:I don't know the actual names but I love long stem red roses! They are my favorite...
Reply:my favorite rose is the helen hayes
Reply:I love the Tropicana rose. It has the most beutiful orange flowers and it is quite hardy.
Reply:I am so glad you asked. I too love roses. We just recently moved so I had to leave my old ones behind---Better to start new!! I found this really neat one called Intrigue. It was just a hardware shop rose but it looked beautiful. Dark lavender!! I can't wait for it to bloom. Also I got this really cool magazine at the beginning of the year that is just roses and they have some beautiful ones. My favorite one is called the "Laura Bush" it is described as having "Texas sunset-colored petals" It is very pretty. An orange-red color.
Have you seen the "honey Perfume" floribunda?? It won the floribunda of the year in 2004!It is yellow.
Anyway the magazine is called: Jackson %26amp; Perkins.
Here is the web page that was in the book:
http://www.jacksonandperkins.com
Hope this helps. There were some really neat roses in there!!! Becky from Ohio
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