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From: Charles Maass City: Oswego, IL
For shrub roses--do I leave rose hips over winter or contine dead heading ??
	Extension Message From: Greg Stack Extension Educator, Horticulture University of Illinois Extension gstack@illinois.edu
Hi, I would leave them on the plants. They add color for the winter and food for wildlife. Yo can then prune as needed in the spring.
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