tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post455725365559510163..comments2023-08-22T20:11:03.569-07:00Comments on Pushing the Rose Envelope: roseseekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-28855219539925507212012-04-08T16:35:09.029-07:002012-04-08T16:35:09.029-07:00Great to see the method working well for you, Kim ...Great to see the method working well for you, Kim :)<br /><br />Another reason to pot the calloused cuttings up before they form roots is that the newly formed roots are extremely fragile and moving them often results in breakages. The professional growers here propagte their understocks in the same way. They wait until the callous has formed to this stage because it allows them to bundle them Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-17429530302498268682012-03-12T19:13:29.932-07:002012-03-12T19:13:29.932-07:00While I was on HMF, I checked out a bunch of speci...While I was on HMF, I checked out a bunch of species rose images. The two closest matches, color, hip size, color and shape and stem color seem to be Rosa virginiana or Rosa caroliniana (not counting the myriad synonyms). I might have an ID.Jedediahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081227571551166645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-84892245453315625762012-03-10T00:06:20.290-08:002012-03-10T00:06:20.290-08:00Fun to learn new things, isn't it? It's al...Fun to learn new things, isn't it? It's also amazing how easily some of these things will root! Were the hips small and round like a multiflora? Often, they've been used for decoration. You might take a look at Help Me Find for multiflora to see if that's it. Good luck!roseseekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118707149690349332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9066954575562004039.post-59327488056159857152012-03-09T23:09:36.920-08:002012-03-09T23:09:36.920-08:00I took to heart your advice on rooting blooming st...I took to heart your advice on rooting blooming stems. I never really thought about the lack of adventitious buds on rose branches until I tried to get some growth off the canes forming standard roses... Long story there.<br /><br />However, your suggestion that formerly blooming stems can send out growing canes convinced me to give rooting these a try.<br /><br />This past Christmas, I bought Jedediahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081227571551166645noreply@blogger.com