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How to promote lives in the lower part of a rose plant

Deveshmittal.deveshDeveshmittal.devesh Posts: 59
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Hi all,

I would very mature rose blind with the thick brown wooden stock at the base. I want to promote leaves coming out of that section and have the plant quite hard. But the leaves are only growing on the top part. Is there a way I can promote leaves at the bottom part also. Any suggestions most welcome. 
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  • Deveshmittal.deveshDeveshmittal.devesh Posts: 59
    Nice. Would it work on a brown part? Se photo


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  • Jenny_AsterJenny_Aster Posts: 945
    edited April 2023
    If you tie branches as horizontal as possible, all along the stem shoots will form. If you keep the branches upright they'll only shoot from the top. 

    Hardwood might not bend though.


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  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    Yes, but that is not the type of rose you would notch, as you could achieve the same result, and much quicker, by hard pruning..  that rose has not been pruned sufficiently..
    It's not too late for you to do something like this..


    ..today..

    ..prune hard side branches..


    ...then feed it generously.. 
    East Anglia, England
  • Deveshmittal.deveshDeveshmittal.devesh Posts: 59
    Effectively you are saying that I can cut maybe around 6 inches above ground and leave no leaves and this should grow back?
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    You don't have to do it, it's up to you, but this is what I would do if it was mine..
    Where I've put the blue lines, I would prune there..
    Your pot looks too small and the compost too dry, and probably of poor quality,  you should consider doing something about that too..  repotting into a larger pot with a better quality soil based compost.
    Hard pruning and good cultivation is the key to a better rose, especially for the type you appear to have there..


    East Anglia, England
  • Deveshmittal.deveshDeveshmittal.devesh Posts: 59
    Thanks
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited April 2023
    I would go with Marlorena 11:11.  If you do repot, plant it more upright.  Soil-based compost (John Innes No3) would also give more weight and stability, and longer lasting nutrient.
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  • Deveshmittal.deveshDeveshmittal.devesh Posts: 59
    Thank you all. Will do hard pruning and repot it. 
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