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How do you make a knockout rose into a tree?

14 years ago

How do you shape a knockout rose to be a ree?

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petaloid
14 years ago
Welcome to the Roses Forum!

The rose bushes you see that are shaped like trees are grown in a special way. The companies that cultivate them graft three different plants together, one for the vigorous roots, one for the thick tall stem that looks like a trunk and one for the named variety blooming at the top.

Not something most of us would have the expertise to do.

I would suggest you buy a Knockout that has already been made into a tree rose.
michaelg
14 years ago
Tree or standard roses can be made without grafting. Select a strong vertical shoot. Prune to 3' or whatever. Dig out the budeyes except for a few at the top. (These are where every leaf is or was attached.) Remove all the other basal shoots at the graft. Install a permanent stake and fasten the standard (trunk) to it. When new shoots appear at the top, pinch out the tips when they are around a foot long to encourage branching. Rip out new basal shoots as they appear.

This doesn't work well with all varieties, as in many cases the trunk will wear out after 5+ years and not support vigorous growth.

This type of plant is known as a "self-standard."
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