Re: Rootstocks for roses

First off, I'm not real bright, and I'm only offering advice because I'm bored, not because I have practical experience, so keep that salt shaker handy.

Now, with proper disclaimer in place, I can think of no better root stock than the roots the roses are already on.  Try to do a root cutting?  Perhaps if you can clip the top off of one stem below the old graft, you could get a plant of the root stock growing, rather than a grafted whole.  If roses are like fruit trees, there should be a noticable bulge where the old graft was made.

This "root-stock" plant then could be propagated by normal cuttings, and the rooted cuttings used support the cuttings of the nice looking, but more delicate hybrid roses.

Make sense?  Like I said, this is a more or less educated guess, and I'll happily be corrected by anyone who knows what they are talking about.

Thanks for listening to me ramble.  Oh, and...

Thanks for flying!
Glider


On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 18:36:00    AngelaP789 wrote:
>I would like to propagate my late grandmother's roses from cuttings. They are 
>mostly hybrid teas like 'Peace', 'Chrysler Imperial', 'Mister Lincoln', and 
>'JFK'. I've heard that most hybrid teas are grafted. Could anyone recommend 
>the preferred rootstock varieties,where I might buy them retail, and how this 
>process is done? 
>
>Specific information regarding successful methods for hybrid tea rose 
>grafting, such as useful "hormones", graft types, cutting size, time of year, 
>etc. would be very helpful.
>
>This will have to be done outdoors, in Sunset zone 8 (USDA zone 9).
>
>Thank you. 
>Angela
>


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