On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 22:15:25 +0100, "Douglas"
wrote:

The best propagators put three scions on each rootstock, so, -
apart from having the expense of providing and rooting the rootstock, it is
not sure that all grafts or buds will take, so they will get their price for
a three-shooted rose but a two shooted-one would bring half that price,
whilst a one-shooted rose would only be bought by unknowing people who think
that even though it's a cheapoitt will give a big show, - which of course,
it doesn't.
Doug.
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Who are these propagators you're talking about Doug? I do not know any
commercial nursery that puts more than one bud on a stock for a bush
rose. That is the case for my current suppliers and was the case when
I was growing roses. When I was in the biz, takes were typically in
the high 90%s for middle of the road budders like myself - for some of
the really fast guys it might drop to the high 80s/low 90s. Our plants
graded out with most - probably 70% 3 stems, all but a few of the rest
2 stems so more than one bud is not needed (except as I said
previously for standards where 3 is the norm)
Rod

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