Cuttings from knock out rose
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I live in MI, zone 5 and will be moving first week in March and it will still be cold here. I wanted to transplant the entire rose bush but I think the ground will still be partially frozen. Someone suggested taking a cutting and planting that. But since it will still be cold and possibly snow on the ground how can I preserve the cutting until it’s ready to plant in the ground? Do I freeze it?
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Well to be honest I don't know about roses except that I don't care for them nor their thorns. I would suggest that you take the bush. Look at it this way,you love the new owner may not and you have nothing to lose. If you leave it your heart broken if you take it and replant it in a large planter and place outside if it thrives great you're happy,if not your heart broken,so either way you may be heartbroken but in the second scenario you at least tried to keep it alive and with you. Are you still going to be in the same zone? Will you just be putting house up for sale and hoping someone buys it quickly. I ask because although you plan on moving if house isn't sold it buts you time even if you do move to another house,just include in paperwork that you will be taking the rose bush.
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/propagating-a-knock-out-rose
Here you go.
http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-take-rose-cuttings/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/roses-from-cuttings.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/rose-cuttings-in-potato.htm
Here is what I would do. Follow the steps for the rose cutting, then use the potato method to transport your cuttings and plant in your new location. It does work, we did this in North Carolina. Just take a few more cuttings than you think you need, just in case. If you have too many, you can offer to new neighbors and make new friends!
I was always told that in any month that has an R in its spelling you can trasplant roses. This has always worked out well for me and I haven'tlost a rose bush yet. Hope everything goes well.
If you can dig out the bush in one piece, put it in a pot until you can plant it at the new location
Try taking a cutting AND digging the bush and taking it with you. I've transplanted roses in a New Year's Day ice storm (we were moving!) and in the middle of July, and had success with both. But, 'Knock Out' is still commonly available. If it doesn't survive the move, you can buy a new plant. It's not as if it were an Old Garden Rose or a sport that might not be available anywhere else. The new plant wouldn't have the same sentimental value, but it would make an adequate replacement.