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The subterranean life of rosa rugosa
I planted a lot of rosa rugosa alba 2-year-old plants to make a hedge a
little late in the year. Eventually, _many_ weeks later and probably encouraged by a belated extensive watering program they started to show signs of life and there are many new shoots emerging. What is odd is that in every case the shoots are coming not from the stem that was visible above ground all along, but elsewhere in the root system. Some have more than one such shoot visible. I know from other rose lore that suckers occur regularly so this form of growth is not exactly unheard of. I recently went back and looked at a place I lived in previously where I had panted some regular rose rugosas several years ago. In each case, there were several separate stems coming from the ground, presumably all from the one root system in each case. This is how perennials spread but I suppose many roses could spread in exactly the same way. I'm just thinking aloud, but wondering how many other shrub/species roses do this. I'm all for it as it means a hedge can become denser at the base from new low growth, so its definitely a good thing... -- VX (remove alcohol for email) |
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VX wrote: I recently went back and looked at a place I lived in previously where I had panted some regular rose rugosas several years ago. In each case, there were several separate stems coming from the ground, presumably all from the one root system in each case. This is how perennials spread but I suppose many roses could spread in exactly the same way. I'm just thinking aloud, but wondering how many other shrub/species roses do this. I'm all for it as it means a hedge can become denser at the base from new low growth, so its definitely a good thing... It is a pain in the neck when a grafted hybrid dies and you try to get rid of its rootstock. There is one that I have been trying to deal with for over 5 years .... I think that it is the dog rose, but wouldn't bet on it. Anyway, you are quite right that some roses do sucker and others don't. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:06:39 +0100, Nick Maclaren wrote
(in message ): It is a pain in the neck when a grafted hybrid dies and you try to get rid of its rootstock. There is one that I have been trying to deal with for over 5 years .... I think that it is the dog rose, but wouldn't bet on it. Anyway, you are quite right that some roses do sucker and others don't. Regards, Nick Maclaren. In my new garden, where the previous owner had everything hacked down to the ground by scythe before leaving, there are a lot of big fat and fast-growing rose shoots coming from a huge trunk, looks very much like a big old graft rootstock with none of the original top on it. I'm leaving it for now in case it turns out to be something I might quite like to have a huge vigourous bush of. The "trunk" is over 6" across so it was really something, once apon a time. If it isn't at all desirable i will utilise glyphosphate to extinguish it, assuming it works on, er, trees. -- VX (remove alcohol for email) |
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In article m,
VX wrote: In my new garden, where the previous owner had everything hacked down to the ground by scythe before leaving, there are a lot of big fat and fast-growing rose shoots coming from a huge trunk, looks very much like a big old graft rootstock with none of the original top on it. I'm leaving it for now in case it turns out to be something I might quite like to have a huge vigourous bush of. The "trunk" is over 6" across so it was really something, once apon a time. If it isn't at all desirable i will utilise glyphosphate to extinguish it, assuming it works on, er, trees. That is indeed impressive. Most of the rootstock roses are decorative, though perhaps not enough to want a bush that size! Still, it might be something on its own roots. Glyphosate does work on woody plants, but you may have to use it quite a few times. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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