What Happens When ?

Hi Chums. What happens when you take cuttings of roses ? It occurs to me that when you buy a rose, it's always supplied on rootstock, right ? So, if I were to root a cutting, what could I expect ? I was thinking of making a couple of 'standards' using some of my own roses.
Cheers...freddy.

 

I think the two main reasons commercial growers graft rose bushes are these: Firstly, it is more profitable. The rootstock has a well established root system (obviously) so the bush will establish much morequickly than a cutting. Secondly, the rootstock is often selectively bred for disease resistance and to some extent to influence the growth rate of the bush. If I'm right, then I see no problem in taking cuttings from your roses, in fact Alan Titchmarsh did that in one of his programs, and I'm not going to argue horticulture with him

 

Hi clueless1. I too saw that thingy with Titchmarsh. I figured that MAYBE rootstock was important, a bit like with fruit trees that need to be of a certain size to suit individual needs.
Cheers...freddy.

 

I would say that you would end up with cracking plants Freddy. It is the principle method I used on my old garden to creat a hedge of roses. Unfortunately I didn't stick around the house long enough to see the full effect but it all took fine-I used the hardwood cuttings at around November time I think-it was a while ago but it was definitely after summer.

 

Ok Claire, thanks