"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Ian B" wrote
My neighbour pruned a very admirable rose a few weeks ago and gave me
some twigs as I'd said I liked it. I stuck three of them in the ground
with some compost and fertiliser and kept them damp. They are all still
green. One of them lost its leaves, but now it has new red shoots
appearing, so I presume it's still alive.

I'm just wondering what to do now; that is, should I let these shoots
develop or not- will it exhaust itself by trying to grow new canes or
something like that? Is there any particular time it will be established
enough to transplant to a location I want it in? Is there a particular
time of year to do so?

I've had them appear to grow but obviously no roots did as they eventually
died the following year. However if you can gets roots to grow they will
be fine but best not to let them freeze this coming winter and if they
grow away well next year plant them out. We have a nice yellow rose bush
that came from a bunch of roses given to Sue by a friend, 5 cuttings and
one rooted properly and grew but then I did just shove them in the garden.


What is the difference when you propogate from cuttings, instead of buying a
rose grafted onto a rootstock?
Just wondering what the rootstock brings to the party if the rose cuttings
grow O.K. without one.

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