Hi a couple of weeks ago Monty took cuttings from roses and we had 3 what i thought were suckers about 6 foot tall, Kate noticed the suckers were coming from of the main rose base ,I nearly cut them all down But now have 12 new healthy cuttings for next year all free, my first rose cuttings ever Avagooden Alan
there are usually more leaflets on suckers - and smaller, like wild roses
good luck with your cuttings Alan - I've had a few take, but the majotity of mine stay deceptively green for months, before going brown and, when lifted, having no roots - but I bet you did it properly, whilst I'm a bit hit and miss
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..no, they're not.... let them grow..
Thanks Salino, thats what I was hoping.
For future reference the leaves are different on suckers, usually.
How different?
Hi a couple of weeks ago Monty took cuttings from roses and we had 3 what i thought were suckers about 6 foot tall, Kate noticed the suckers were coming from of the main rose base ,I nearly cut them all down But now have 12 new healthy cuttings for next year all free, my first rose cuttings ever Avagooden Alan
there are usually more leaflets on suckers - and smaller, like wild roses
good luck with your cuttings Alan - I've had a few take, but the majotity of mine stay deceptively green for months, before going brown and, when lifted, having no roots - but I bet you did it properly, whilst I'm a bit hit and miss
My first time but i copied Monty so i can blame him
Shoots that spring from the root-stock. Most roses are grafted onto common rose root-stock to give them good roots to sustain the lovely roses above.
If the suckers are allowed to grow you will end up with a dog rose, as seen in hedgerows, rather than the lovely rose on top.
Dog rose is Rosa canina the English wild rose of the hedgerows http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/16017/Dog-rose/Details
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.