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Planting Bare Root Roses
Before planting, the plants must be prepared. The following suggestions will help insure that your roses grow into healthy bushes, trees, etc.:
- Your new roses have probably dried out during shipping or storage, therefore before planting, either bury the roots in wet saw dust or peat moss for several days or soak them overnight in water. Keep the roots wet when planting, do not let them dry out.
- Prune damaged and broken roots.
- Prune main roots just enough to reveal white healthy tissue. This will help more roots grow.
- Prune the plant back to three or four healthy canes. Try to keep the center of the plant empty. Prune the healthy canes back to about six (6) inches using sharp pruning shears. Keep the cutting blade on the lower side. Cut at a 45 to 60 degree angle. Cut about one fourth inch above an outside bud union.
- In order to prevent infection, treat the cuts with some type of sealent or sealing paint.
- Make sure that you have removed any suckers that may have started growing during shipping or storage.
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