Rose Branch?

Question

I have a large rose bush in my back yard, it is about 5-6 feet wide and 11-13 feet tall. Yesterday my puppy managed to pull off a rather large branch from near the bottom. The branch is about 10 feet tall, with smaller branching and leaves in the top half, and about 2 inches in diameter. Is there anyway to replant this somewhere else or is it just trash now?

Answer 1

Depends. Had a similar experience and cut the branch to fit the below exerts from source. Created 4 cuttings and one survived. This is a good time of year - so you might do very well with yours.

The easiest part of the rose to root is the tips of stems that have recently bloomed. Cuttings should be 6-8" long, cut at a 45 degree angle. It is important that the cuttings not be allowed to dry out or be exposed to extreme heat or cold until stuck into the rooting medium. Foliage on the lower half of the cuttings should be removed, but allowed to remain on the upper part. After dipping into powdered rooting hormone the cuttings are ready to stick into the media (sandy soil amended with peat moss/mulch). Use a wooden pencil or dibble to make a hole for each individual cutting. The cuttings should be stuck several inches or about half the length of the cutting into the media. This will prevent damaging the cutting as it is stuck or unnecessarily removing rooting hormone.

Answer 2

You can get many new rose bushes from your single branch!

Basically you just cut the stem at each branch, dip in rooting compound and plant into light potting soil or sand....in a few weeks each piece will grow roots.

Complete details:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/southerngarden/roseprop.html