Gosh that must be a weeping style. Would be beautiful, though.

Lowe's also has it online for the same price. Viking Queen is rated for zone 4, I am wondering if the tree trunk is hardy enough I could plant it in the garden.

I know you hae a lot of tree roses, summers. Do you have any in the ground? I think the issue is with the grafts.

Yes, I still have a lot of potted rose trees. I used to have Polar Joy rose trees in the garden, but they are no longer trees, they are big bushes now. The old tree trunks have been long gone after a few years, and new growth popped out from the roots. It’s impossible to keep them as tree form for a long period time. I am wondering if Viking Queen tree is own root.. I will plant them in the garden as soon as I receive them. I shall do some winter protection around trunks before winter. I have 6 of them coming.

I think Polar Joy was unique in the sense that all parts were Polar Joy without the two additional grafts since its hardy to such a low zone. That probably explains why its growing as a bush. They mustnt have been properly de-eyed. The upper grat is the problem as one can alsways bury the lower on. Ive read where one can tip and bury the rose. Thats what they do as the Montreal Botanical Garden for their roses. Do you grow VQ now? I really love this rose.

Last year I got a 'Viking Queen', after seeing good reviews here and on HMF. But she has not been a vigorous grower for me -- at least not yet. Indeed, the rose is still smaller than my most petite shrubs (think 'Gruss an Aachen' and "Rose de Rescht"). Is VQ simply not a vigorous climber? Or perhaps it's just my plant?

Vap, I bought Viking Queen once, but now I can’t find it at the previous place. I lost so many roses to voles in the recent years, and some of them lost the tags. I am moving the roses now to the new garden, dug out about 100 this past week, will go back for more. I have to clear out most of roses before I can rent the house.

Ross, climbers take 3 years to mature, its time will come. :-)

Now the winters in zone 6a are getting milder each year. I will plant some of the potted climbers in the garden to save my back from moving the pots for winter storage. I have too many potted roses. It took two trailer loads to transfer them to PA place for winter stirage, that’s after I kept some of them here in the garage and basement.