🌹 Rose Root Sucker - How to Identify and Remove a Rose Sucker from a grafted David Austin Rose

[@sportsonwheelss]

Rootstock is just as pretty

[@saltlifegull4091]

WOW, no idea. New to this cause I just noticed them on my roses. I thought from research that suckers won't bloom. Can ya root the sucker? Thanks!!

[@mariamartinusz9699]

Dang, I wondered why they would plant a dogrose. Now it's blooming red. It's because it's a grafted rose, and the rootstock is rosa canina, the graft is a red hybrid. The gardener cut it back real close instead of treating it for aphids. That actually helped the graft come back, because the dogrose was about to win. This video was really helpful.

[@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq]

Yes it was helpful. Seems you have only one cane that you need to keep all others must be cut off. Ugh! Makes for a small rose bush . When I prefer big healthy full of blooms heritage roses. They bloom continually from Spring thru late fall,or first frost.

[@jel77l26]

Thank you for the video Kimberley! helpful as always. This is why i am hesitating to buy grafted DA roses. I don't want to deal with the suckers, but some of the DA roses i really like only come in grafted form. Don't know if i should buy them ...😓

[@Blue_Azure101]

Thanks for the video! I was wondering why the color looked different in my tea rose. I am going to air layer it into its own root so I don’t have to worry about the stock root anymore.

[@Blue_Azure101]

@@TheRoseGeek yes definitely! I got all of the tools cleaned and ready from last week when I used them for grafting a rose that I got from Costco. Btw,I just had an idea, and this might sound crazy, but what if the next time you a big root sucker, maybe use it to your advantage and graft a cut rose from the store that you like on to it? Or if you don’t want a Frankenstein rose bush, you can simply graft the same rose on to the stem? I’ll keep you updated once I get roots! Good luck!

[@OmendsFavor]

Do ownroot have suckers?😊

[@Blue_Azure101]

@@OmendsFavor if own root produce ‘sucker’ is not really a sucker, it’s just called basal shoots.

[@jeannettemiley441]

Hello! I was just curious if the process helped save this rose? I currently have a sucker on my rose but it’s a yellow rose (rookie here) I also read sealing off the cut or tear with Elmer’s glue is a tip but wondering what you thought of sealing off the cut. Thanks!

[@gretchenkaszuba734]

I would try Epson salts once you bring the soil level up. It can't hurt and works great for basal shoots.

[@jacquieengland8127]

Really helpful video thank you i will check my roses .Can i ask if the purple flowers are nepeta only mine are big and ugly

[@jacquieengland8127]

@@TheRoseGeek thank you that is what I got but they don't look as beautiful as yours

[@SingingCrowie]

Thank you for the video! Is it critical to remove the sucker ASAP for a young plant (planted this winter)? I have some groundcover plants around the base of my rose and I don't want to mess them up just to check the cane. Can I let it grow out until it blooms?

[@TheRoseGeek]

I see your dilemma. If you aren't able to feel down the base and into the soil with your hand to see where the cane is coming from, you can wait a bit. If the rose starts to decline fast, you will want to dig it up though to see if there is something that you can do.

[@SingingCrowie]

@The Rose Geek thank you! I dug in a bit with my hand but honestly I am a rookie so I couldn't tell. It is very close to a "good" cane but still may be coming from the roots. I may have buried the crown a bit too deep - the advice is different everywhere, I live in a colder climate so to be safe i put a couple of inches under the ground. But now it's tough to tell where exactly the graft is! I will follow your advice and keep an eye on it.

[@TheRoseGeek]

I agree. There are so many conflicting recommendations on how deep to plant. If you are colder than 7, it is probably a good idea to plant deeper. Let me know what you find out in a few months.

[@SingingCrowie]

@@TheRoseGeek thank you so much for your help! May I ask you once again? I have been observing this branch and it looks quite similar to the other new branches coming up that are definitely not suckers. They have the same leaves and thorns. In your experience, are suckers often drastically different in appearance from the grafted plant? Thanks again for your help and your interesting channel with beautiful roses

[@TheRoseGeek]

@@SingingCrowie typically the sucker branch will look different- cane, leaves, bud. The easiest way to tell is to scoot the soil away from the union and feel around to see if it is coming from the crown or beneath.

[@stacyaguilar8228]

So dumb question…I accidentally pulled a new basal cane off my Kiss Me Kate thinking it was a sucker (rookie mistake!) so I immediately took it inside and removed the bottom leaves and placed it in water bc it has 5 little red growths on top (like bud growth) … it’s been there about 24 hours now and no wilt. will it bloom or can I try to plant the cane at some point?

[@stacyaguilar8228]

@@TheRoseGeek thank you! I’ll let you know if I get brave enough to try. I’m assuming it prob won’t continue blooming… but it looks happy at the moment. Maybe I can keep it alive until fall but that’s a long time from now in California! Haha. Also - noticed you don’t have many Rose climbers? I’ve binge watched a bunch of your vids lately as I’m just getting into DA and some of the other specialty roses!

[@annann-fn2zi]

What’s the disadvantage of just letting the sucker grow and bloom? Having 2 colors on the same plant is kind of cool I think. My heart sank to see you rip off a perfectly healthy and beautiful stem. Then again I’m a newbie and so please do let me know why.

[@TheRoseGeek]

It can look terrible when you rip it out. Sorry about that. Some people like Dr. Huey and will let him take over. He is so strong that he will take over the other rose that you have grafted and you will eventually only see Dr. Huey. He will bloom once a season for your first flush and will be a beautiful red climber.

[@annann-fn2zi]

@@TheRoseGeek thank you so much for the explanation. That makes sense. I do not like 1 time bloomers. :)

[@seniyeshepherd3050]

Thank you 😊

[@TheRoseGeek]

You're welcome 😊

[@Sitbon08]

Why didn't you saw it off? Does it make a difference if you pull it off by hand?

[@TheRoseGeek]

If you saw/cut it flush, it will grow back. If you are able to cut into that graft to remove it, that may work.

[@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq]

Why i don't like grafted roses, try to purchase heritage roses tho they are a bit pricey. But I did purchase a hybrid tea rose. Knowing all the issues I will be dealt. I liked the color and fragrance so bought it. As I took it out of its pot to plant in the landscape there were shoots coming off the root ball,with roots attached. Quess I should have cut them off. I buried it in the soil. I knew when I bought it,I have never have luck with grafted roses. Guess I got to keep an eye out on new shoots? Pull them off ? So what I have learned is only the grafted part is what you want, nothing else. Well that makes for a rose planr with probably a short lived life span? Can anyone help me out here. I so much want different varieties in my landscape. I started adding knock out roses, they have three different colors I know of. Red,pink an a new coral color. They are pretty, easy to grow, just like any rose they are heavy feeders an of course you need to water from below, but not splash water back up on the rose bush that may have fungus growing in the soil. I don't mulch my roses for this reason. I keep out grass, rake up any leaves or debris under them. I keep the soil loose by occasionally digging around them. That helps a lot with heritage roses to push up new canes. All my roses get once a week liquid fertilizer I hook to my hose. They get once a month a good helping of bio tone. I use captain Jack's three in one for mildew and pest control. I do this early in Spring, an again if I spot any insects. July is a bad time for Japanese Beatles. I have to spray everything. They destroy anything they land on. I was young and didn't know . We had lived in our home about three years I had by then a well established landscape,tho I worked and had a family. I planted mostly flowering trees, shrubs. fruit trees, a lot of maples. I didn't have much time for annuals tho I did have pots on my front porch and patio for color. One year Japanese Beatles came thru and destroyed a lot of my fruit trees, and weeping cherry. I was heart broken. So I keep my eyes open, and spray everything. You will know if they are just arriving. You will see them.

[@TheRoseGeek]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I like Multiflora Rootstock because in the first year the roses grow so well. For me, in zone 8a, Dr. Huey grafted roses don't consistently perform well. By chance have you watched this video? This will tell you a little more about the different graft types and the longevity of the rose. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIbYlISHhNZssKM This is a video I did comparing the growth between Dr. Huey, Multiflora, and own root in my own garden. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnaxnYGdiJ1nbtU

[@samgreason4449]

You manhandled Dr. Huey--just what he deserved! I hope he doesn't come back for Darcy! And, I didn't even know root stock suckers were a thing I needed to look out for. Poor Darcy. Get those rootstock suckers out of here!

[@TheRoseGeek]

Soooo violent 🤩

[@annann-fn2zi]

Why?

[@TheRoseGeek]

When the intended rose is not strong, due to disease or otherwise, the rootstock can take over. Try to remove it when you see it.

[@threadbarerag336]

Clone every grafted rose.

[@TheRoseGeek]

Agree!