when pruning roses whats the best way of identifing suckers?

3 ⤊

Sometimes the suckers stand out as brambles but others look like a normal rose

2006-06-17 22:14:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape

suckers on roses are usually born at the base of the stem and are a light green colour and are smooth without thorns.

2006-06-17 22:26:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋

normal stems have 5 leaves suckers have 7 leaves

2006-06-19 07:00:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

a sucker is normally greener and lankyer then the rose it is on

2006-06-18 00:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by simon u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i think it has some thing to do with the amount of leaves,, is it not seven but nine?

2006-06-17 22:33:54 · answer #4 · answered by *DAN* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

seven leaves.

2006-06-18 00:56:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋