Don't remove the tags. Leave them on forever, especially the metal
ones. They are the permanent identification of your roses, for you and
for anyone else.

If I can add a ridder to this rule...

If these are metal tags w/
metal wire ties and you live
where the temp gets anywhere
below 20F please remove them.

For some reason extremely cold metal
causes girdling like damage on healthy
canes. I had to lop atleast a few canes
due to this.

--
Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City