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Start from cutting
I recently tried to start a rose from cutting and ended up with withered
brown leaves protruding from a pot. A little history... My dad until recently still owned the 1850's farm house in Southern Illinois that was homesteaded by his family..this was also the house that he grew up in. We returned there recently to dig up many of the plants that my grandmother had grown there many years ago and that still grow there today...peonies, lilies, irises, bleeding hearts, lilacs and we also took cuttings from a rose bush that my father remembers being there when he was a child in the 30's-40's (he thinks it was there long before that). It grows about 5-6 feet tall small leaves, small-medium yellow double flowering blooms, and a million large thorns on every branch (ouch). I tried to root cuttings in soil in a shady area (NW TN area)...keeping them moist, but they promptly withered up and died. We would like to go back for more plants closer to the fall and we would dearly love to have some starts of this rose bush. Any advice and/or helpful hints would be greatly appreciated! Sara PS Not rose related, but there was also a tree there that my dad said was always called the "sugar pear" tree. It was original to the house, so dated about 1850. I dug up some of the seedlings growing around the ancient tree and they are doing well in large pots for now. He said it has small round, extremely sweet fruits. Has anyone heard of this tree...I can't seem to identify it? |
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Sara wrote:
We would like to go back for more plants closer to the fall and we would dearly love to have some starts of this rose bush. Any advice and/or helpful hints would be greatly appreciated! Here are some links that might prove helpful: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/s.../roseprop.html http://www.laroses.homestead.com/Propagating1.html http://www.rosemagazine.com/pages/propagating.asp PS Not rose related, but there was also a tree there that my dad said was always called the "sugar pear" tree. It was original to the house, so dated about 1850. I dug up some of the seedlings growing around the ancient tree and they are doing well in large pots for now. He said it has small round, extremely sweet fruits. Has anyone heard of this tree...I can't seem to identify it? I've seen both Seckel and Ayers pears listed as "Sugar Pear". There are many pear varieties and you might try asking in a fruit growing newsgroup or forum somewhere. The age of the tree might be quite useful to those who know these things since it would remove anything more recently introduced from contention. I suspect taking pictures might be useful too, but I don't know. In any case, it is unlikely with pears that seedlings will produce the same fruit as the parent. -- Henry |
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"Sara" wrote in message
... I recently tried to start a rose from cutting and ended up with withered brown leaves protruding from a pot. A little history... My dad until recently still owned the 1850's farm house in Southern Illinois that was homesteaded by his family..this was also the house that he grew up in. We returned there recently to dig up many of the plants that my grandmother had grown there many years ago and that still grow there today...peonies, lilies, irises, bleeding hearts, lilacs and we also took cuttings from a rose bush that my father remembers being there when he was a child in the 30's-40's (he thinks it was there long before that). It grows about 5-6 feet tall small leaves, small-medium yellow double flowering blooms, and a million large thorns on every branch (ouch). I tried to root cuttings in soil in a shady area (NW TN area)...keeping them moist, but they promptly withered up and died. We would like to go back for more plants closer to the fall and we would dearly love to have some starts of this rose bush. Any advice and/or helpful hints would be greatly appreciated! Sara [snip] Henry provided great links so I'll just add a bit of my personal experience. I don't use the 'tent' method some experts recommend. I use (if I remember correctly) Schultz Professional Grow Mix. It doesn't have any fertilizer in it, just good potting soil. I also don't use rooting hormone but I do use a bit of seaweed in solution. Keep the cuttings in a dappled shady area (not deep shade) where they get some sun but not too much. Make sure the pots are open on the bottom. Water frequently, or even mist with water. Best piece of advice: Make up as many cuttings as you can. That way a few are likely to survive. If you end up with more than you want/need, you can always give them to friends. Good luck! Gail near San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
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