I have a young own root WS2000. It was planted about 1.5 yrs ago. It bloomed very little last year.
This year it seems to be putting out more buds with a faster rebloom period. It is still a small plant, but does seem to want to send out longer canes this year.
Not huge jolly green giant canes, rather 3-4 foot canes when the plant is 2.5-3 feet high.

Have not grown it grafted, so can't give any comparisons.

I have one grafted and one own root and I can't see any difference.

My grafted WS 2000's are in their 3rd year and do not have "real" octopus canes. While the bush is spreading, it is bushy with lots of buds. I always think of octopus canes as long with just a few buds on the ends. In general, I think WS 2000 to have great bush form.

In the picture below WS 2000 is just opening its first flush. Note all the buds across the top. Last spring this rose was so pathetic, I almost SP'd it, but opted to transplant instead. Thank God one of you said something about patience.

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Hmmm, mine just seems wildly sprawling to me. Gorgeous flowers and lots of them. Maybe I just need to train it on a fence as a climber. I'll have to think about this one. Definitely a keeper, but possibly not well situated.

Surprise, it's me! My WS2000 on rootstock spreads a bit, but like others have said is shrubby, filled in and blooms generously. Not like stupid Gertruke Jekyll, who I just yanked out (though I did have pause when I passed her at Pamela's garden) or some of the monstrous HPs. Mine is in full sun; maybe he likes that better.

By the way, since you changed your screen name once, how do I do that? I'm bone tired of susan_eelriver. So nice to see you and Tom in Rose Heaven last week.

Susan, it was good seeing you, too.

I changed my name back when Spike still owned Gardenweb, through the member services page. I can't find the link now. I don't know if it is because you only get one change and I've had mine, or if the procedure has changed, or if I'm looking in the wrong place. You could try sending a note through the Help page if no one else pops up to explain it.

Rosefolly

Hi, Susan eelriver!

It seems like the last time I talked (?) with you, it was about stupid Gertrude Jekyll. Don't change your name. I just want my capital letters back.

To edit your member's page information, go back to the Antique Roses Forum page, scroll down to the bottom of it, and click on "member services."

Kate

Hi Michael! I was just wondering if you were still growing roses! I've had a h3ll of a few years: got Lyme disease in 2005 and then got totally phobic about being in my tick infested (deer surrounded) garden. Then the next spring gophers took out a dozen of my oldest (pre-gopher cage), largest and most beloved roses and I turned my back on them. This spring I'm trying to get a grip, though I never properly pruned, haven't fed them since last year or sprayed for almost two. Pamela's garden satisfies my need to the sheer glory of the rose, but I think I'm making friends with my own roses again, especially the ones that are doing moderately well despite utter neglect. I also have given away two dozen in five gallon pots, and shovel pruned another dozen or so. That helps, too! OK, I won't change my name, should some of the old guard still be around who might remember me. I'm still relishing the exemption from Danged Californian status you conferred on me years ago!

At one time we had 27 or so Susans, and it took a bit of effort to sort them out. Now I think we're pretty much down to S-eelriver and S-santabarbara. I took an 18-month sabbatical from GardenWeb myself, so I'm always glad to see familiar names turn up.

Hi Michael. I, too, am pleased when other long time members turn up again. So few of us from five or ten years ago are still posting.

Rosefolly