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Major Nikon

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5. Not all antique roses are propagated by nurseries in any given year
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 03:44 PM
Apr 2014

Many growers have catalogs that have thousands of different varitals but may only offer a small subset in any given year. If you can find the rose in a catalog, the grower may be able to custom produce it, but expect to pay 2-4 times more than you would normally.

If you already have one you want to reproduce, it should be a matter of taking a clone from yours and regrowing it (perhaps regrafting it if the original was grafted).

The easiest way to "rejuvinate" an old rose it to cut it off near the surface and let it grow back. Naturally you'll need to be mindful of whether it's a grafted rose or not and cut above the graft. There's lots of reasons roses can struggle. It might be best to try and figure out why they are struggling and try to correct the problem if it's something you want to keep.

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