Roses - Can a cutting become a new plant?

Question

Finally I have a garden and have designated the a perfect spot for my alwyas dreamed pf rose bed. There were roses in weird places around the garden, so I've relocated them to my new spot with success. If I cut a branch off one of the rose trees and put it in the ground will it become a new rose tree and flower in the future. is it as simple as this or have you some info and tips.

Answer 1

Yes, it certainly can be grown from a cutting! However, you'll want to start it in a container of potting soil, rather than in the garden or in garden soil, to prevent soil-borne diseases from giving it too much to contend with. Take a few cuttings from your plants. Cut the tops at an angle, and cut the bottom straight across - this is so you'll know which end is the top of the cutting. Get a packet of rooting hormone powder, and dip the bottom end in it, and the push the end firmly into a prepared pot of good potting soil. Firm the soil around the cutting, give it a bit of water, and put it in a warm area, and keep it moist. It will take some time, as roses are essentially a woody plant, but by spring, you should have a rooted cutting ready to put out into your garden.

You DON'T need to graft onto a rootstock; if you're not familiar with doing so, it's probably not going to do well, and it's a lot more trouble than it's worth; a cutting from a rose (and many other similar plants) will do very nicely developing its own root system.

Enjoy!

Answer 2

Cut it diagonally (to get most exposure of the cambium) just above a node (where another twig could come out of) - a piece about 2 ft long.

Cut the top "whispy" bit off so you will have a stick between 12 & 18 inches long - stick the bottom in the ground (or in a pot) and it should root.

There is a load of old rot about grafting onto root stocks - but roses grow perfectly well on their own and are easy to take cuttings of (especially a bit later in the year - November/December time - although anything done now stands a pretty good chance)

Answer 3

Simple answer yes ..but !. Roses, like many other plants, acacias, wisterias, fruit trees apples pears etc. are often more normally grafted on to a root stock. That is a a slip / bud cutting of the specimen you want to propagate is inserted into a root stock, the cutting bound round with raffias, covered in grafting wax, and then wait patiently for it to take. The reason a root stock is used is because it has wild natural vigour. You will often see this with roses when some vigorous new growth comes very low down at about soil level and if you examine this new growth you will see the leaf and stem structure which is coming from the root stock is different from the cultivated, selected upper growth. For fruit trees the root stock on which the cultivated variety is grafted can vary so as to control the eventual height of the mature tree ie. you and a neighbour could both have the same variety of apple but one could have a small bush and the other a mature orchard tree, this is because of different root stocks. You could be lucky so try it, push your spade down to make a cut into the ground, perhaps add a bit of sharp grit, this often seems to help most cuttings to grow ..insert various cuttings and wait.

Answer 4

If its a rose tree you won't be able to cut a branch off and have it grow... Rose Trees as well as roses are grafted onto another type of rose for the root growth because the actual roots of a normal rose bush just doesn't support the plant.

Answer 5

As Hedge Witch says! One other thing to bear in mind though is that you shouldn't plant new roses where old ones have previously been. Apparently some form of rose-sickness can live in the soil for up to 6 years which may not have done any harm to original roses in the soil, but kills off new ones planted!

Answer 6

it depends on the age of the branch you cut. usually those cutting that has a good rooting %age are those branches that are in between a young and mature branch. what i mean is not too old and not too young. and you may have to put a rooting hormone to stimulate rooting and must have to be watered moderately, meaning not too wet and not too dry or sometimes what other growers do is the cover the cuttings with a glass container to prevent it from dehydration! and actually, it helps the plant not be subject to low humidity and be stress! make sure you have a good quality potting media, have a good moisture holding capacity and good drainage as well (no water log underneath the pot or container).

Answer 7

after a pair days, shrink slightly the stem off, on an perspective, substitute the water and upload plant foodstuff. becoming roses is an paintings, i might propose you get a e book and consider up, they may be very confusing to boost and cultivate.....

Answer 8

Yes, roses will often grow from cuttings.

Answer 9

yes you can do cuttings, and put them in gritty soil, outside.

Answer 10

try it probably 50% will take.