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| Hello all: My very happy Coppertina ninebark made two huge healthy babies last year (branches that rooted in the ground). I read somewhere that you could dig and transplant them, so I gave one to my neighbor a few weeks ago. Now it's nearly dead, though my neighbor said she's kept it watered.
I'd like to transplant the other one for myself, and wondered if anyone here has had any luck with this? Thx in advance. |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/S 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 18, 10 at 13:25
| You must wait until the roots are fully developed or reduce the lf area. Maybe they were fully developed when dug, maybe not. Nonetheless, this plant has a patent and you may not want to advertise you propagated despite the prohibition. Dan |
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| Whatever the legal implications of reproducing the plant by layering, we're nearly at mid-summer. It's just a crappy time to dig and move plants around. Do it in the early spring or wait until fall. Plus, I'll just bet your neighbor's definition of keeping something well-watered is different from the one we garden geeks use. |
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| Whoops! I didn't mean to reproduce it, it just did it by itself! I'm so used to dividing iris, hostas and daylilies, it didn't even occur to me. Now y'all scared me so I think I'll just leave it. Marymd7, I'm sure you're right about the watering and the time of year anyway. Thanks for the input. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 18, 10 at 14:57
| you did not reproduce it for profit... ignore that issue ... what are they going to do.. sue you for your profit???? you gave it away ... flowering shrubs... trees.. conifers.. are all transplanted when they are dormant.. or have no leaves... ergo ... late fall [oct].. or early spring [april] ... in your zone ... none of them are transplanted.. when they have leaves .. when you disturb its ability to pump water.. by digging it up ... it can not support all that greenery .. and it will sacrifice all of its leaves ... HOPEFULLY... it can pump enough water to recover the shock .... and re-leaf .. and get a move on .. and all you can do is wait it all out ... how much root mass did it have.. compared to the leaf canopy???? that is what dan wants to know.. when he says PERHAPS..if you cut it back.. it might have had a better go at it .. good luck ken |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/S 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 18, 10 at 15:05
| I agree with Mary that it isn't the best time, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. In this case you have to baby it, provided the root system is fully developed. Dan |
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| Thanks, Ken and Dan. I must have been lucky in the past--I've been (carefully) yanking up roses and caryopteris and other shrubs for years and moving them around any old time, and they always "took". But I get your point about the root mass of a layered branch, vs that of an established plant; I remember now it came out way too easy, which means the roots were probably little tykes. And the cutting back makes perfect sense. Duh. Part of my issue is that I really like Coppertina, but the nurseries seem to have moved on to the next big thing and I can't find another one. And I'm way too impatient for mail order. Catherine |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/S 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 18, 10 at 17:37
| I have a 'Coppertina' on a mound behind a planting of daffodils, and the new growth is a wonderful counterpoint to the daffies, so I hear ya. Favorite ninebark. Dan |
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| Lovely. I did something similar with the yellow--I massed Gold Drop potentilla in front, which is now in bloom. |
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