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Plant Identification

BlueSchoolBoyBlueSchoolBoy Posts: 100
in Problem solving
Can anyone please identify this plant/bush? Thank you.


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  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    Looks like it was a rose but it’s got overtaken by suckers and is going back to a wild rose. Take a good look and see if it’s got an old.root in the middle with lots of those thorny growths coming out . If so either break off all the thorny growth and see what rose bush you’ve got or leave it to get huge and see if it becomes a wild rose again. 
  • BlueSchoolBoyBlueSchoolBoy Posts: 100
    Thank you.  I’ll do as suggested. 
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Well it’s a rose, but I’m not sure any of those canes are suckers. Suckers come from the root stock below the graft (the knobbly bit that joins the root stock to the named rose above) so check carefully before taking any off. The graft is usually at or buried just below the soil. The root stock used almost exclusively in the UK/EU is Laxa, which is virtually thornless and each set of leaves typically has 5 leaves, not seven, although this can vary. Those stems with big hooked thorns are definitely not suckers and the paler, less thorny growth looks typical of new young shoots. Certain hybrids of wild roses and some old (as in heritage) roses have pale leaves like that, so you might have a gem there. If you can’t see the graft or are in any doubt, wait until it flowers and post photos again just to be on the safe side!
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • BlueSchoolBoyBlueSchoolBoy Posts: 100
    Thank you Nollie for your comprehensive reply.


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