Roses?????

Question

I purchased several rose bushes and two rose trees back in the early spring... I planted them before the frost and and they were doing fine... they had leaves on them and were healthy... the weather started warming up and got really warm, and then we had a horrible cold spell and they got bit I suppose ... After this, they died and not even a leaf come back... and the stalk has turned brown and looks dead... Should i return them or should I wait and see if they come up next spting from the root.. I thought they should have put out from the root already... i hate to be out of all that money.... What can i do? Are they finished or is there hope?
Please help

Answer 1

The tree roses are without doubt grafted onto another rootstock. I feel sure that the rose you desired is dead. It's possible, even likely, that the rootstock rose will re-emerge. Roses used as rootstock are strong but not usually desirable for their looks, etc.
Your other roses may well be grafted also. Look to see at the base if there is a bud union (good sized "bump") on the main stem. If so, this is a graft, and, again, the desired rose is undoubtedly dead and, again, the (most likely undesirable) rootstock rose may come up.
When you buy roses, you can ask if they are grafted or grown on their own roots. Most are grafted; I think it allows faster production of more mature roses that will give a lot of blooms and get larger within the first year or two. There is nothing really wrong with this but a hard freeze may kill the "desirable" rose. Also, I have read that the rose may not live past 10 years or so. "Own root" roses may live 100 years or more! I have seen a 'Lady Banks' rose topple a large tree - it was in a public garden and they think the rose was over 110 years old! There are sources that sell "own root" roses - one is a catalogue called Heirloom roses. Also, a lot of shrub roses are grown on their own roots.
If you grow grafted roses it may be wise to mulch over the bud union during winter months. Also, if you live in a cold area, you plant them deeper so the bud union is nearer or partly in the ground - your local nursery should be able to tell you. Tree roses require special care in areas with cold winters - again, the nursery selling them to you should be able to give you directions.
Good luck and happy rose gardening!

Answer 2

Hmmm, Nothing at all this summer? Where do you live? The only thing I can suggest at this point is to start pruning back the canes in an attempt to find green. Inch by inch cut off a piece of cane until you reach green. If you find green then just prune them down to about 2 foot this Autumn hope that they recover for a spring come back. If you don't find green then I'm afraid your roses are dead. I'm guessing that the shock of being planted along with a freeze could have done them in, but try to hold on to a little hope because roses are more resilient than a lot of people give them credit for. Good Luck with your roses.

Answer 3

if you see no life at this time of year, when they are supposed to be in full swing, i think it's safe to say they have passed on. what bizarre weather you describe....you don't necessarily want the growth which comes from the root stock, as that is likely to be suckers from the root stock graft, and those are not the roses you bought, but a more primitive, almost always less pretty, but more root-hardy, rose. take them back asap for a refund.

Answer 4

Hi there, i work at a garden centre in Tarleton near Preston. I would advise digging the roses up or taking a sample of the damaged plant back to the garden centre and asking there expert advce.
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Answer 5

SOUNDS LIKE YOU REALLY MIGHT CONCIDER DIGGING ONE UP TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE ROOT..IF IT IS AS BROWN AS THE STALK ITSELF IT IS DEAD..IF NOT GENTLY WASH ROOTS OFF AND RESET..IF THEY ARE DEAD, PERSONALLY I WOULD TAKE THEM BACK IF YOU HAVE A RETURN AGREEMENT,,IF THE ROOT IS ALIVE IT BE EASY TO TELL..I TRULY HOPE THAT THIS HELPS YOU, WVA BUTTERFLY..