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We grew up in ND on the farm my grandfather homesteaded in 1897. At the corner of the 'back porch' grew the thorny, stubborn yellow rose. It was always in bloom for my parents' June 19th anniversary & Mom always cut some blooms and floated them in a beautiful glass bowl on that day. I guessed that the rose bush & their marriage was synonymous. I'd always thought I'd like to take a cutting to plant at our home-but, living nearly 1000 miles away, it seemed our trips 'home' were at the wrong time of year to be transporting & transplanting a cutting.

Mom passed away in 1992. My father continued to live on the farm. I happened to be at the farm with him in May of 1996- and, lo, it was perfect time to take my cutting! And, I did!

My bush is doing beautifully. I had done some searching on the internet trying to learn more about this unusual rose back in 1996 at the time of taking my cutting. And, I knew it likely made its way west with pioneers/immigrants.

In 2003, we had a family reunion of the descendants of the great grandparents that emigrated from Norway. They homesteaded in Minnesota & then, as their sons went further west into ND, they came with. My grandfather's older brother built his home with half the house created especially for my great grandparents. We 'toured' that old homestead during the reunion-& there at the corner of the great grandparents porch is the Yellow Rose Bush! We are looking forward to a reunion near the original Minnesota homestead in the near future. I'm eager to look for evidence of 'the yellow rose' in that yard as well!

So, I'm ever so grateful that I cherished that rose bush & started my own. As I now know the 'story' goes much farther back than my parents marriage.

This spring, my niece and my sister retrieved cuttings. I hope through the years to come, they will enjoy the growth of their own burst of yellow in the Harison's yellow rose!

Thank you for the attention you give to this beautiful, delicate rose on your site.


Susan Sande

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