Kevin wrote in message
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hi there!

Writing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

I've sold my house and will be moving out this weekend. I want to take
some branches from fruit trees (apple, cherry, pear) and red roses
that are about 25 years old.

Is it possible to grow anything from these branches and how would I go
about it transporting them/cultivating them despite this cold weather.
We're in the middle of winter right now, but this week in particular
is going to be hovering ever closer to the + side.

I was thinking of doing some cuttings and then wrapping the cut ends
with soaked paper towels and putting them in a plastic bag. Then
transfer them to a pot with soil and cultivating them indoors (of
course).

The problem with most of the apples and, I believe, all the roses is that
they are grown on grafted root stock. The natural root stock of hybrid
roses and many of todays apple varities is too weak to hold up under most
natural conditions - so buds are grafted onto more hardy stock. Growing
plants from cuttings of these items would only result in a weak plant -
because of the weak rootstock.

Cherries and pears I am not sure about the grafting possibilities.

JonquilJan

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