Ps 0. TATE NURSERY ROUTE 3, TYLER, TEXAS | 
ROSE PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Approved by Texas Rose Research Foundation, Inc., for information of 
rose growers everywhere. January, 1948. 


LOCATION FOR PLANTING: Select a place where there is sun at 
least half the day, not under trees nor next to hedges. 
TIME OF PLANTING: Plant during the winter months unless the 
ground is frozen. Late fall or early spring planting is preferred in 
cold climates. 
PREPARATION OF BEDS: 
1. Remove grass, weeds or other plants for a width of 4 feet if a single 
row is to be planted; 6 feet wide if for 2 rows; 8 feet wide if for 
3 rows. For convenience in caring for plants and cutting of blooms, 
it is best to have not more than 3 rows together. For further plant- 
ing, allow a walkway of about 5 feet to the next row or series of rows. 
2. Dig a trench 12 to 15 inches deep and 2 feet wide for each row. 
3. Place 3 to 5 inches of rotted manure (cattle preferred) in the bottom 
of the trench. 
4. Add 2 or 3 inches of soil on top of the manure or enough so the 
lowest branches and union with the understock will be just above 
the soil level when the planting is complete. 
CARE OF BUSHES ON ARRIVAL: Unpack and soak the roots in 
water for about an hour. If bushes cannot be planted immediately, dig 
a trench and bury roots-down in soil except for top inch or two of the 
canes. Pack soil cover by tamping and wet down if soil is dry. Plant 
bushes:as soon as possible. 
SETTING OUT THE BUSHES: 
Soak the roots in water for about an hour. 
Trim the roots to not more than 12 inches long, 
Prune the tops back to 6 to 8 inches from the union. 
Bushes may be spaced as close as 18 inches apart in a row. 
Place a mound of soil under the base of each bush so the roots slant 
downward into the trench. Cover the roots with soil and pack slight- 
ly by tamping or tramping. Water ifthe soil is dry. 
6. Mound the soil over the union and around the branches for the winter, 
but rake the mound away just before new growth starts. 
PRUNING ESTABLISHED BUSHES: General pruning should be done 
in late winter or just before the buds start swelling. Prune out all dead 
wood, but remove only enough top growth to keep the bushes in size 
and shape. The less pruning of healthy plants, the more flowers there 
will be. Make the pruning cuts close to joints or just above buds. (This 
is superior to using paints or pastes over wounds). The climbers which 
bloom just in the spring should be pruned only nee after the bloom 
period. 
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