Tree Roses

[Gemma]

I've always loved the idea of a tree rose, so finally this Spring I planted 2 different kinds in my raised bed garden...now I'm wondering if they will survive the winter in a raised bed.
Both trees are hardy to Zone 5 and I'm in Zone 6 or 6a (Google is undecided between the 2)
I thought of wrapping them in burlap, but I read that increases the buildup of molds or pests (?)
The place where I purchased don't offer any info, other than the hardiness Zone...do I leave them be and take a chance?

 

[Gemma]

Here's one in bloom

 

[Meadowlark]

I need to try one of those. Very nice.

 

[Chuck]

IF it gets cold enough to cause dormancy, that is drop its leaves, you can wrap the trunk with Nsulate with a couple of layers and your tree will be fine. If it doesn't get cold enough to drop its leaves you can drape Nsulate over the leafy part and you tree will be fine.

 

[Gemma]

I need to try one of those. Very nice.

You should try at least one, you don't have to worry about winter too cold do you?
I have 3 rose tree:: 2 "Time After Time" (pictured above) and 1 "Lasting Love" that is my very favorite, will post pic as soon as it reblooms

 

[Gemma]

IF it gets cold enough to cause dormancy, that is drop its leaves, you can wrap the trunk with Nsulate with a couple of layers and your tree will be fine. If it doesn't get cold enough to drop its leaves you can drape Nsulate over the leafy part and you tree will be fine.

Thank you @Chuck , It gets below zero, my other roses drop their leaves

 

[Meadowlark]

You should try at least one, you don't have to worry about winter too cold do you?
I have 3 rose tree:: 2 "Time After Time" (pictured above) and 1 "Lasting Love" that is my very favorite, will post pic as soon as it reblooms

Thanks...winters relatively mild here.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Is the Rose of Sharon a tree rose for the purpose of this thread? I heard they are not a real rose but they look like it and I have the white ones and the purple ones on shrubby trees in my yard. I get the idea that people train a rose into a tree and all that, but that corrupts the word tree which is probably over used anyway so I was asking.

 

[Sluggy]

It looks beautiful. No idea how windy it is where you live or how deep the roots grow. I had to stake mine in Scotland due to the wind and the shallow roots they had.

 

[Meadowlark]

Is the Rose of Sharon a tree rose for the purpose of this thread?

It's not a rose, of course, as you know. It is a hibiscus.

A tree rose is usually a grafted rose (a rose bush grafted onto a tall stem). Rose of Sharon is not grafted and not a rose.

However, it certainly can be pruned to look like a single stemmed "standard" which looks like a tree rose.

No problem here including them in this topic of discussion.

I have several Rose of Sharon but never trained one to the tree rose shape.... might give that a try.

Photos of yours @DirtMechanic ?

 

[Gemma]

Is the Rose of Sharon a tree rose for the purpose of this thread? I heard they are not a real rose but they look like it and I have the white ones and the purple ones on shrubby trees in my yard. I get the idea that people train a rose into a tree and all that, but that corrupts the word tree which is probably over used anyway so I was asking.

I'm pretty sure Rose of Sharon are not true roses, I bet they are from the Hibiscus family.
Many plants are trained into tree form, either by pruning or grafting etc. and even if they are not real trees, it is helpful to mention the word tree so one can have a better idea
I have tree hydrangeas, that were manmade but they are now true trees

 

[Gemma]

It looks beautiful. No idea how windy it is where you live or how deep the roots grow. I had to stake mine in Scotland due to the wind and the shallow roots they had.

It gets windy sometime but not very often. I can put boulders at the base if needed, that's what I did with my other ornamental trees, until they established