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title: "I just pruned my large rose bush and didn’t realize that it was still…"
description: "I just pruned my large rose bush and didn’t realize that it was still alive. Looked dead. Anyway. How do I propagate the living branches for new bushes? Water?…"
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author: "Michelle’s Hobby"
published: "2025-04-16T23:58:24.886927Z"
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# I just pruned my large rose bush and didn’t realize that it was still…

_Posted by Michelle’s Hobby on 2025-04-16_

I just pruned my large rose bush and didn’t realize that it was still alive. Looked dead. Anyway. How do I propagate the living branches for new bushes? Water? Root powder in soil?? Please help me.

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## 1 comment

### KJM commented on 2025-04-17

It's a little complicated, you've already skipped step one. If you intend to do this I would keep those cut pieces in water. You do use rooting hormone there's also some slicing at the bottom of the cutting and a 50-50 mix of soylent perlite. The whole process is a little lengthy so I would just Google how to propagate roses.

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