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Undine
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 1:12 am    Post subject: Dependable nursery Reply with quote
Can anyone recommend a dependable nursery that supplies own-root roses that
have some growth beyond the minimal? I received five last year that seemed
little more than twigs. Surely, there are one or two nurseries that offer
plants of some size. Who are they?
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Shiva
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:18 am    Post subject: RE: Dependable nursery Reply with quote
I like Muncy's Rose Emporium in GA:

http://www.muncyrose.com/

Nice big ownroots, nice people. They do not
ship to California.

Roses Unlimited in SC is also pretty good:

http://www.rosesunlimitedownroot.com/

I don't order from Heritage or Vintage
any more due to the tiny size of the bands and
the exorbitant prices.

I loved Michael's in CA but he's out of business.
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Charles Perry
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:23 am    Post subject: Re: Dependable nursery Reply with quote
Undine wrote:
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Can anyone recommend a dependable nursery that supplies own-root roses that
have some growth beyond the minimal?

It would be helpful to know where you are located and what kind
of roses you wish to buy.

Spring Valley Roses in Wisconsin offers 2year bare root, own
root, dormant plants. However, their selection is limited to
those varieties that survive in the cold areas.

Chamblees Roses sells a wide variety of gallon size growing
plants at reasonable prices. Roses Unlimited has a nice
selection of gallon size plants, but shipping can be expensive
depending on where you live in relation to them. Even Jackson
and Perkins offers some roses on their own roots.

If you can drive to Michigan to pick them up, Great lakes Roses
has some plants three years old in pots. (they do not ship).
Again, these are mostly varieties that do well in the north.

Regards,

Charles
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dave weil
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Dependable nursery Reply with quote
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:18:49 -0500 (EST), "Shiva"
<hypatia-no-spam@cotse.net.invalid> wrote:

Quote:


I like Muncy's Rose Emporium in GA:

http://www.muncyrose.com/

Nice big ownroots, nice people. They do not
ship to California.

Roses Unlimited in SC is also pretty good:

http://www.rosesunlimitedownroot.com/

I don't order from Heritage or Vintage
any more due to the tiny size of the bands and
the exorbitant prices.

I loved Michael's in CA but he's out of business.

I'd add Antique Rose Emporium to the list. In the past, they've
shipped large, vigorous plants (but I haven't ordered from them in the
past two years because I haven't ordered from *anyone* in the past two
years, except for one exception).

One thing about bands though. Depending on the variety, bands can be
quite good. You don't always need to be concerned with the initial
size. My example would be Portland from Glendorra. As I have related
in the past, the root ball was about the size of a walnut and the stem
was about 3 1/2 inches tall (it was my first band and boy was *I*
disappointed). By the first season, it had grown to a very nice fat 4
foot bush. At the end of its second year, it's about 6 feet tall and
ready to be pruned a bit. If I lived in California, I'd probably use
Vintage Gardens because of the incredible variety, but it costs a
fortune in shipping here in Tennessee. I've noticed that their
non-banded product seems smaller and more spindly than comparable
plants from ARI, but they've been good performers over time. However,
ARI might be similarly financially prohibitive to those who live a
good distance from Texas. Note that I've never gotten banded product
from Vintage, just potted stuff. And I was underwhelmed with the
appearance, although, as I've said, the plants have turned out nicely.

I got my "tiny" Portland from The Uncommon Rose in Oregon. I also got
Mel Hulse from them as well. Shipping wasn't too bad. Just be ready
for some small plants!
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