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- To: m*@ucdavis.edu (Mailing List)
- Subject: Rosa sericea ssp. omeiensis f. pteracantha
- From: M* S* <p*@cistus.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 09:57:32 -0700
Hoping to draw on the enormous collective experience of this group I'd like to throw out the question "Has anyone had an either successful or unsuccessful experience propagating this fantastic rose?" It has the reputation of being rather hard to prop, but I know Maggie and Dorkus at Western Hills, Ed Carmen, Diana Reeck at Collectors and others have gotten it to strike. We have an especially good clone via Sarrah Hammond in Bolinas that is quite vigorous and tends not to get secondary branching in its first year -- leading to sky reaching bright red prickled branches up to 3 m. tall. It's beautiful. If someone has rooted this guy: What time of year is best? New growth/hardened softwood/heal cuttings? It is now time to coppice it for the year, and I'm wondering if it's worth trying to root now. Thanks Parker Sanderson Portland Oregon, USDA 8b but Sunset has us somewhere near the Arctic Circle.
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