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| I keep hearing how well roses do on Fortuniana rootstock here in the South. I don't see how I can do without Ascot after all I've heard about it here. Palatine has it on Multiflora.
Does rootstock really make a significant difference for an amateur rose gardener growing primarily for cutting? thanks! Susa |
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| Hi Susan, my favorite rootstock for East TN in mutiflora. It seems to just love it here. I don't know what your soil Ph is, but multiflora prefers acidic soil. Dr. Huey I'm personally not a fan of. Its the rootstock that I've has the most failures with, so I don't order anything anymore grafted onto it. Ive never tried fortuniana, although I plan on trying a couple to see how they do. Its less Hardy than the other rootstocks and I've heard mixed comments regarding if its Hardy enough for our area. I've been told if you can get it through the first winter, then you should be OK. Tammy |
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| Hi Susan, I've been praising Ascot for over a year--it's in its second season for me now. Even with our alkaline soil, both of my Ascots are so vigorous (on multiflora), I'd be scared to try it on fortuniana. It might eat your house. Go ahead and order it from Palatine and enjoy. I'm going to resurrect my old thread about Ascot I started last year with a few new photos this evening. I think I got only one follow up post at the time--heheh. Diane |
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| Susan: Here's a link to a video tour of a private rose garden in Hendersonville, TN (zat anywhere near you?). In the latter part of the video, there's an interesting discussion of rootstocks, along with views of roses growing on Fortuniana. Note that those impressive plants on Fortuniana have visible stakes -- necessary because Fortuniana's shallow root system doesn't always provide stabilization enough to support those towering bushes with super-sized foliage and flowers (especially if you live where forceful winds are common). If you don't mind investing the extra attention and work, though, roses grown on Fortuniana return obvious dividends. Enjoy the show . . . |
Here is a link that might be useful: A Tennessee Rose Garden
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- Posted by poorbutroserich 6/nashville (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 12 at 23:39
| Dianne, you are the instigator of the "Ascot" craze I believe and I am certainly going to order at least two! Jax, thanks so much for the video--Hendersonville is a suburb of Nashville. What an amazing garden! K and M in Mississippi grow hundreds of roses on fortuniana and they do mention extra protection for several years and staking. The spreading root system makes sense but I wonder how that works with spacing? I've got to get my soil tested. I don't know why I keep procrastinating.... Thanks everyone. |
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| Susa, some rosarians where I am have started grafting onto fortuniana because it's better for this climate than Dr. Huey. Roses grafted on Dr. Huey tend to die after a few years, and from what I understand, those on fortuniana do a lot better. Most of my roses are on their own roots, and they do great that way. I have one grafted DA, and it's doing fine, and I don't know what it's grafted on. I avoid grafted roses because they are usually on Dr. Huey and don't last long. |
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