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CindiKS said:Oh Lyn just now saw your post. I will think again about using the roses there. I'm thinking it does make a difference if the plants are thirsty or not. Your junipers are drought tolerant because they are fierce competitors. The willows are not real drought tolerant. They do send roots a long long distance in search of water, but if I plant them right next to the water, won't that help?

Cindi ....

That's why I suggested that we reach out beyond the rose forum with these questions. First, I think it would be kind of fun, but also there are people on the site that know so much more about trees and other plants.

I am replacing another rose that was planted near a neighbor's cedar tree that I thought failed due to root competition. There were NO cedar roots near the rose. I can tell you that I am not the person to ask these kinds of questions ...