Rose Trivia in the Southwest Gardening forum

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GardenGuyAZ

Jun 3, 2010 7:09 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13

Where was the oldest rose fossil, on a slate deposit found? How old is it believed to be?

| @GardenGuyAZ | Post #80107 (1)

judyb

Jun 3, 2010 8:40 PM CST

Name: Judy
Phoenix, AZ

Found in your yard from 1995? No? In that case I'm guessing China from about 3 million years ago.

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GardenGuyAZ

Jun 3, 2010 8:53 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13

LOL! Nope... How exciting that would be to find a rose fossil in your yard though...huh!???

| @GardenGuyAZ | Post #80109 (3)

judyb

Jun 3, 2010 11:05 PM CST

Name: Judy
Phoenix, AZ

It would be exciting to find ANY fossil other than me in my garden.

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GardenGuyAZ

Jun 4, 2010 2:17 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13

Oh Judy, your far from being a fossil my dear lady. You've got more spunk than two of me :)

Alan

| @GardenGuyAZ | Post #80111 (5)

judyb

Jun 4, 2010 10:58 AM CST

Name: Judy
Phoenix, AZ

Thank you for that, Alan.

| @judyb | Post #80112 (6)

Tinkerweed

Jun 4, 2010 3:29 PM CST

Name: Christina
Tolleson, Az (Zone 9a)

Oh! I know, pick me, pick me!! Actually, I cheated so won't blurt out the answer

\"In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation.\" Louise Beebe Wilder

| @Tinkerweed | Post #80113 (7)

GardenGuyAZ

Jun 4, 2010 4:21 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13

LOL! If no one answers by Wednesday go ahead and blurt out the answer. I want to do a new Trivia question each week on Wednesdays

Tinkerweed, I do not recognize your nickname. Did you come over from DG? Do we know you? If not, would love to get to know you better. Please tell us a little about yourself, and welcome to Cubits :)

Alan

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Tinkerweed

Jun 4, 2010 4:22 PM CST

Name: Christina
Tolleson, Az (Zone 9a)

\"In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation.\" Louise Beebe Wilder

| @Tinkerweed | Post #80115 (9)

Dann_L

Jun 5, 2010 12:33 AM CST

Name: Dan
San Tan Valley, AZ

Alan,

Tinkerweed is Christina...aka Newhobby at DG

Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap ...What a ride!'

| @Dann_L | Post #80116 (10)

GardenGuyAZ

Jun 5, 2010 6:32 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13

Oh...kewl!

Now I have to put new nicknames with the old nicknames with the real names....sheeze =)

Alan

| @GardenGuyAZ | Post #80117 (11)

Tinkerweed

Jun 5, 2010 1:12 PM CST

Name: Christina
Tolleson, Az (Zone 9a)

LOL! Sorry, wasn't trying to confuse anyone! Gardening isn't a new hobby anymore so thought it was time to change it

\"In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation.\" Louise Beebe Wilder

| @Tinkerweed | Post #80118 (12)

GardenGuyAZ

Jun 9, 2010 8:55 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13

Christina, it's Wednesday, go ahead and answer this question, so we can see if you are right :)

alan

| @GardenGuyAZ | Post #80119 (13)

GardenGuyAZ

Jun 9, 2010 8:56 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13

New Trivia Question:

Who brought the 'first' cultivated rose to North America? Also, in what century did that happen?

| @GardenGuyAZ | Post #80120 (14)

Tinkerweed

Jun 9, 2010 10:18 AM CST

Name: Christina
Tolleson, Az (Zone 9a)

The slate deposit was found in Florissant, Colorado, and is estimated to be 35 million years old.
Courtesy of http://www.shenandoahrosesocie...

Am I right?!

\"In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation.\" Louise Beebe Wilder

| @Tinkerweed | Post #80121 (15)

GardenGuyAZ

Jun 9, 2010 10:28 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13