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Northern Encore Rose

Rosa 'Northern Encore'

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Northern Encore Rose (Rosa 'Northern Encore') at A Very Successful Garden Center

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Northern Encore Rose flowers

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Height:  6 feet

Spread:  3 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  4a

Other Names:  Polar Joy Rose

Group/Class:  Tree Rose

Description:

A new development in tree-form roses, this stunning pink beauty is grown on its own stem and roots and is one of the hardiest of all tree roses; best used as a solitary or feature accent in a garden composition, needs full sun and well-drained soil

Ornamental Features

Northern Encore Rose is smothered in stunning pink flowers with lemon yellow eyes at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall.

Landscape Attributes

Northern Encore Rose is a deciduous dwarf tree, selected and trained to grow in a small tree-like form with the primary plant grafted high atop a standard. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This dwarf tree will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Spiny

Northern Encore Rose is ideal for use as a garden accent or patio feature, and is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Northern Encore Rose will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This dwarf tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Accent  Massing  Screening  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Plant Form 
Ornamental Features