Today must be rose update day.
Here are some of the rose cuttings, starting by the "cut a stick in early winter / push it into the ground / mulch / forget it method".
They seem to be taking and growing well. Without roots, a bud might swell and make a leaf or two, but eventually it will dry out and die. They are safer during the chilly weather of Spring, but they can only grow so much without roots. These seem to be nearing the point where, without roots, they will wither.
Really, I think roses start almost as easily from hardwood cuttings as forsythias, willows, and figs.
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