"I've discovered this rose will root with ease. And, it accepts any bud I've ever tried to bud on to it. I made a four foot tree rose of Baby Faurax by rooting a four foot stem of Cardinal Hume, then budding four buds of Baby Faurax on the top. The tree is easily fifteen years old and is gorgeous! Most of the time, when you buy a tree rose, it has two buds of the rose you wish budded for the head. I put four buds in and all have flourished. "
"Ralph Moore budded a two foot tree rose of Purple Buttons for my birthday one year. "

"If you begin rooting pieces of Cardinal Hume now, you'll have rooted stocks to practice budding on. When you want to make your tree, or when something neat comes along you'd love to grow but may not be able to buy ready to plant, you'll have the experience budding and the root stock available upon which to bud."