•Posted by roseblush1 8a/Sunset 7 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 31, 12 at 17:09

Tropical.........
You can do a rejuvenation pruning on many old hybrid teas and end up with a gnarly bud union and virtually a new rose. The process takes a few years if you are rescuing a neglected rose, but if you regularly take out one or two old canes when you prune, you'll get new basal breaks and, therefore, have newer and more productive canes.

Most people don't know that rose canes just get old and cannot tranfer nutrients and water up and down the cane. This is also true for many fruit trees.

So, if you have an old HT that you love, you can work with it instead of just giving up on it.

Smiles,
Lyn

P S ... what old HTs are you yearning to have back in your life ?

•Posted by cannabisgrower 5a (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 08 at 19:02

I wouldn't move it. What I would do in your case, is BEND very slowly some of the more flexible canes of the blanc double, over a period of a few weeks, and see if you can actually get part of a cane buried, especially an upper part that may have some active growth. If you make a wound in this actively growing part of the cane, like a diagonal cut in the region of a bud, and keep this cracked open, with gently bending pressure with your fingers, and if it is possible to bury this cracked part of the cane 3-4 inches below the soil line, it will sprout roots there. Start the cut closer to the root, and cut upwards in a shallow diagonal, about a third of the way through the cane - the best knife for this is a heavy duty utility knife like an Olfa H1. This is called layering, as opposed to "air layering" which is an adjacent thread in this propagation forum. Or if you're up to the more complicated "air layering" then go for it, as well. Next season, you will find strong new growth coming from the base, where you cracked the stem, and the basal buds will also send up nice canes. By using this method, you do not risk losing the bush due to transplant shock, you have increased the size of your stock, and you now have a young bush that you can devote your training methods. The time to cut out older branches would be in the spring, during spring pruning time, before the bush starts active growth. If you severely prune a bush during active growth, the result is a severe check on growth, which you do not want. Sativa.