Own Root Roses
THE ADVANTAGES:
HEALTHIER PLANTS
NO VIRUS
MORE BLOOMS
MORE WINTER HARDY
NO ROOT STOCK SUCKERS
TRUE TO TYPE
LONG LIFE
OWN ROOT ROSES
Own root roses have several advantages over budded roses: they are more winter hardy; they are more virus free and no suckers to contend with. They have a far better chance of survival during severe winters as they can freeze to the ground and still spring back from their roots and bloom the following summer when a budded plant would be dead. Own root roses are much truer to type than budded roses. Own root roses have a much longer life than budded roses. After 10 years or so, budded roses form a large woody knot at the bud union and cease to put up new canes to rebuild the plant each year. The bush loses its vigor and must be removed. Roses on their own roots can live a long and healthy life to 100 years or more, and some experts feel that own root roses are more free-flowering. We grow only own root roses. Own root roses are smaller than budded roses in the beginning and grow very rapidly.
Ours are first year own root roses grown and shipped in special 6" deep pots, designed for tree