BUD SELECTION - Part 4

Articles In This Section:

· PROPAGATION

· LAYERING

· GRAFTING

· BUDDING

· BUD SELECTION - Part 1

· BUD SELECTION - Part 2

· BUD SELECTION - Part 3

· BUD SELECTION - Part 4

With standards the lower part of a small stick may be securely tied to the upper part of the stock, and the shoot lightly tied to the upper part of the stick.

Particularly with R. multiflora stocks, allow big heads of growth to develop above the budding. It provides shade for the scion and keeps the sap running. When the eye has begun to grow, remove the entire top of the stock with all its branches by a slanting cut about an inch above the budding. This should be done before the bud has grown very much lest it be caught in the bushy growth of the stock and torn out.

Nearly all plants budded by February will be well advanced by June. A few will remain dormant, but an experienced grower will accept these willingly and look forward to more vigorous spring growth than from the more advanced plants.

All that now remains is to feed and water the young roses. Good stocks, good buds, and good technique will ensure good plants at low cost. You will learn much by doing your own budding, and, above all, value your roses as something you have helped to create.

An expert propagator will bud nearly a thousand roses a day, so you will realize that the process is neither difficult nor time-absorbing once you have had a little practice.