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RE: Burying Grafts

** Reply to note from "rosenlund" <rosenlund@transport.com> Sun, 31 May 1998 02:12:58 -0700
>   
> So are you saying that the results of can  produce an "own-root" rose,
> depending on the scion rose ? How about the root stock ? Wouldn't it also
> grow as a rose ?

Yes.  Burying the bud union can produce an own root rose.  Again this is 
dependent on the vigor of the scion rose.  If the understock rose cannot	
sucker or suckers are immediately removed where they emerge and the scion
rose establishes strong roots and foliage, the scion rose will take over
eventually.  T	his is just the opposite of when understock suckers are
allowed to grow vigerously so that they eventually take over the plant and
the scion withers away.

   
> Carleen ----------

> > ** Reply to note from "rosenlund" <rosenlund@transport.com> Sat, 30 May
> 1998 08:48:25 -0700
> > >   
> > > I have been hearing resently that some feel they can make a "own-root"
> > > rose out of a  grafted rose just by burying the graft deep. I always
> > > understood that dirt on a graft would cause the root stock to grow on
> it's
> > > own. Years ago if you did this, you would have lots of Dr.Huey roses. 
> Is
> > > there a new root stock that will not "grow" ? Am I missing something ?
> > > Surely this can't be right..
> > 
> > Dr. Huey or any other rootstock with the possible exception of
> Multiiflora
> > will sucker if not completely de-eyed before being stuck as a cutting
> before
> > budding.  Dirt on the bud union won't affect the growth of the
> understock.
> > 
> > Remember, the bud union is the scion rose. Depending on the variety, it
> may
> > or may not cause the scion rose to set out its own roots.  This can be
> > desirable or undesirable depending on the USDA zone you live in (if the
> > rose is on its own roots and the top is frozen, new growth will come back
> > true), the sucker-proneness of the scion variety and whether the scion
> > rooting will produce a stronger or weaker rose than would result from
> > understock support.
>   
 

Regards,

    Mel
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