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Re: Suckers revisited



On Mon, 27 Jul 1998,  Asata wrote:

> Hi
> It turned out that except for one, the suckers on Double Delight were coming
> from below the bud union, so I ripped them off.  I couldn't bear to toss the
> suckers onto the compost  though and so I potted them up.  They never
> blinked an eye and are thriving already.   A little scarey to see that much
> vigor...I wonder what species they are.
> 
> growth was from suckers.  I decided to grow it anyway just to see what these
> guys look like.   Being new to all this, I'm just too curious and soft
> hearted to dump anything that looks vaguely like a rose.  I'm sure I'll get
> past this "non-descriminating" stage pretty fast though with my limited

I am always sorry to toss the root system too. I've planted those of mine
that lost their tops to winter cold in the back alley. Periodically you
may meet someone who wants budding stock and may take a cutting...
JS zone 5.
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