Rose Propagation

RosePropagation
Introduction
 Asexual propagation
Asexualpropagation
TheRosehasbothmaleandfemaleparts
The Rose has both male and female parts
Onyourownrootsiseasyandeconomical
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Dr.Dewey
SantaClaritaValleyRoseSociety,inCalifornia
S Cl i ll S i i C lif i
 Rooting plants from soft cuttings
Rootingplantsfromsoftcuttings
The
Thecuttingshouldbeaboutthesamesizeasa
cutting should be about the same size as a
straw.
Cutoffbottomwithasharpanglesothatthe
Cut off bottom with a sharp angle so that the
cutisascloseaspossibletoabudeye.
Witharazorbladeorxactoknife,lightlyscore
Wi h bl d k if li h l
thebarkverticallyfromthebottomandup
aboutaninchonthesideofthestickopposite
b i h h id f h i k i
abudeye.
 Stem rootings cont.
Stemrootingscont.
From
Fromthebottomofthecutting,measureup
the bottom of the cutting measure up
about6inches,leavingtwotothreesetsof
leaflets Cut inch above a bud eye
leaflets.Cutinchaboveabudeye.
Dipthebottomangleendofcuttingintoadry
rooting hormone
rootinghormone.
Insertthecoatedcuttingintoasmallpotfilled
withsterilepottingmedium.
ih il i di
PlaceyourCuttingintoamistingtent.
 Roses are heavy feeders
Rosesareheavyfeeders
GiveyournewseedlingplentyofNutrients.
Give your new seedling plenty of Nutrients
HorticultricalCornMeal.
Anddontforgettowaterthefirstyear.
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Softwood Stem Cuttings
SoftwoodStemCuttings
 Martha Gonzales
MarthaGonzales
Small
Smallsizemakesalowhedgeorbordertype
size makes a low hedge or border type
rose
MarthaGonzalesisoneoftheeasiestrosesto
Martha Gonzales is one of the easiest roses to
grow
SheisafoundredChinaRosewithabrightred
Sh i f d d Chi R ih bi h d
singleflower
Marthaisdroughttolerantandwillbloomin
partialshade,butprefersbrightsun
 Patented Roses
PatentedRoses
Apatentusuallylastsfor20years
A patent usually lasts for 20 years
 Books
Complete
CompleteGuidetoRosesEndorsedbythe
Guide to Roses Endorsed by the
AmericanRoseSociety
ThePlantPropagationBookendorsedand
The Plant Propagation Book endorsed and
writtenbytheAmericanHorticulturalSociety
RosesforDummiesWrittenbyLance
R f D i Wi b L
Walheim,authoroftheNaturalRose
G d
GardenerandendorsedbytheNational
d d db h N i l
GardeningAssociation
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