I have heard that after you remove gray dead stems from roses that you should cover the cut with wax. Has anyone else heard of this?
Also I remember on time I got an bare root Oaklahoma Rose from Lowes and about 3/4 of the rose was covered in wax. Needless to say I did nothing reguarding removal of wax, I just planted it, and it has been doing well.
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The wax on those is to seal the graft; my nurseryman's course taught that wound dressing just gave another interface for fungus or vermin to hide and said to avoid it. As a bonsai person I have found Tough As Nails to be a great sealant; fungicide is bult in and it's totally clear. Try that before you start waxing...