Did any of you try Chinas or Teas in cold zones, with extra-ordinary
winter protection ? if you did, how did it turn-out ?

I've grown Old Blush in zone 5b (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) for a few
winters now with some success. In the past, I've put burlap around it
and extra leaves as a mulch to help it get through. This year's
winter as been much colder than the last few and it's not over yet, so
it's much too early to tell how it faired.


On 8 Mar 2003 07:50:12 -0800, (Gallica)
wrote:

Did any of you try Chinas or Teas in cold zones, with extra-ordinary
winter protection ? if you did, how did it turn-out ?

I grow old blush
hillingdon tea and parsons pink.
in zone 5 kansas city.

we have not experienced the -25f
cold that can come down here for
over 15 years. Coldest I've seen is
-10f this year.

roses can tolerate cold if they
are gradually allowed to acclamitize.
They tend to have problems with
wild fluctuations 60F one week.
10F the next.


--
Theo in Zone 5
Kansas City

"Brian E. Rice" wrote in message
...
I've grown Old Blush in zone 5b (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) for a few
winters now with some success. In the past, I've put burlap around it
and extra leaves as a mulch to help it get through. This year's
winter as been much colder than the last few and it's not over yet, so
it's much too early to tell how it faired.


On 8 Mar 2003 07:50:12 -0800, (Gallica)
wrote:

Did any of you try Chinas or Teas in cold zones, with extra-ordinary
winter protection ? if you did, how did it turn-out ?

I'm with Brian - for those of us in those "colder" zones, it's still much
too early to tell.

Cheryl
"Brian E. Rice" wrote in message
...
I've grown Old Blush in zone 5b (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) for a few
winters now with some success. In the past, I've put burlap around it
and extra leaves as a mulch to help it get through. This year's
winter as been much colder than the last few and it's not over yet, so
it's much too early to tell how it faired.


On 8 Mar 2003 07:50:12 -0800, (Gallica)
wrote:

Did any of you try Chinas or Teas in cold zones, with extra-ordinary
winter protection ? if you did, how did it turn-out ?

Thanks to both of you !

Brian, what kind of winter protection do you use for your China rose ?

I put a fair amount of dead leaves around the base as a mulch and then
place cedar stakes in the ground around the plant and staple burlap to
the stakes. In the last few winters, then as worked reasonably well,
but this winter's been colder (low of -14F), so we'll just have to
wait and see.


On 11 Mar 2003 00:22:12 -0800, (Gallica)
wrote:

Thanks to both of you !

Brian, what kind of winter protection do you use for your China rose ?