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If these are native roses that may work as freezes really won't hurt natives. If not, this may not be enough. First, no trimming. New growth will be a problem. I'd build a mini green house around them with hay bales and use plastic on the top when the weather calls for a hard freeze. In my book, "The Rockwells Complete Book of Roses" copyright 1958, some people would even dig up their roses, lay down sideways and cover with dirt. Good luck.
Just mulch the base well with some cedar mulch. The "tree" portion will always die back in winter. YOu can prune in late winter before it leaves in sprng. Check with your county extension office and they will have some fact sheets on exactly what to do for roses in your area. They are a wealth of information.
We live in zone 4 and it gets very cold. I do mulch the ground around them, but other than that they do fine here. Hope this helps.
I am also in zone 5. My roses had never done well until a friend visited and help with my flower beds one fall. He cut back my roses to about 12 inches from the ground and covered them all in big piles of straw. I uncovered them when I started seeing the signs of buds in the spring. That was the first time my roses grew to over 5ft tall. I now do this every fall and have wonderful roses all summer.
Mulch will help!