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Shrub Rose Versatility Appealing To Flower-Lovers
WOOSTER, Ohio If
you ask somebody to name
their favorite flower, they will
most likely tell you the rose.
Fossil records of naturally
occurring rose species have
dated back to 35 million
years. More than 150 wild
species still exist in nature
and cultivated roses from old
garden roses to modern
hybrid teas have enjoyed a
UNIVERSITY PARK
(Centre Co.) Penn State’s
2002 Christmas Tree Man
agement Short Course will be
at The Penn Stater Confer
ence Center Hotel in Univer
sity Park, Wednesday and
Thursday, Feb. 13-14.
Sponsored by the College
of Agricultural Sciences’ de
partment of horticulture, the
course attracts growers from
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
York, New Jersey and
beyond.
The course is designed to
help Christmas tree growers
adopt the latest pest control,
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long history about 5,000
years.
“Roses are irresistible.
There’s something about
them that people love,” said
Gary Anderson, an Ohio
State University horticultu
rist for the Agricultural Tech
nical Institute in Wooster,
Ohio. “There’s just a lot of
lore, romance and history
behind roses.”
Christmas Tree Management
Short Course Feb. 13-14
production and business
management practices, ac
cording to Rick Bates, co
chair and assistant professor
of ornamental horticulture.
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture pesticide recerti
fication core and category
credits will be available.
Wednesday sessions will
focus on pest management
and issues related to farming
in high-population areas.
Highlights include reducing
deer damage, weed and dis
ease control, pesticide safety,
and challenges and opportu
nities of farming on the urban
fringe. An afternoon work-
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that appeal for roses at the
73rd Annual Ohio State Uni
versity Nursery Short
Course, Jan. 21-23 at the
Greater Columbus Conven
tion Center in Columbus,
Ohio.
The program, in conjunc
tion with the Central Envi
ronmental Nursery Trade
Show (CENTS), is the third-
shop for new growers and
employees will cover produc
tion basics.
Thursday sessions will fea
ture business management,
insect control and cultural
practices. Topics include nur
sery inspection and regula
tions, shearing, controlling
insects, soil fertility, manag
ing Canaan fir, and planning
for the end of your business.
The $l7O registration fee
includes all workshops, in
structional materials, breaks
and lunches. Registration for
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largest event of its kind in the
country that provides nur
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selection and maintenance
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“People are always looking
for plants that don’t require a
lot of work,” said Anderson.
“Shrub roses perform suc
cessfully because they don’t
one day is $lOO. Registration
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require as much pruning or
pesticide applications as
other roses.”
Shrub roses are also versa
tile in appearance and style,
with a wide variety of flower
colors to choose from, and fit
well in a variety of landscape
settings as ground cover,
in flowerbeds, or supported
by a trellis or a fence.
“Shrub roses grow much
more vigorously than other
rose types,” said Anderson.
“They also have a more
shrub-like appearance, which
gives them a more natural
look. I think people want to
return to that look and that’s
what makes them so appeal
ing.”
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