Question
how do i from them into a tree (small) 4-5 feet tall    thanks i have seen them but can't find anyone who selll them,  thanks  

Answer
Hi Margie-

There are companies that sell rose standards (rose trees) via mail order (Jackson & Perkins) but they are bare-root (no dirt) and they can arrive dried out and dead - so I don't recommend buying roses through the mail bare-root.  The only places of the country where bare-root might work would be up north where they temperatures are much colder so when you receive the bare-root rose - it is still in good condition when it arrives.  You can check out the website WWW.jacksonandperkins.com.

Usually local garden centers sell rose standards (rose trees) in 2-5 gallon pots with the dirt (which is better) and in the Houston area, where I live, at this time of the year (November) these roses go on sale for 70% off.  I don't know where you live, so the local garden centers in the colder areas up north may have stopped offering roses by now.  If this is the case - you may have to wait until the spring when most garden centers and home improvement centers (like Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart) start to offer roses again.  I know its hard to wait - but like they say - sometimes it is worth the wait.

Keep smelling the roses!

Carlene
aka the Flowerlady

I have some rose standards growing in my yard: angel face (lavender rose); nearly wild rose (pink) and a miniature rose standard (Baby Carnival).