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A rose turns into a rosehip for various reasons. To prevent such degeneration, gardeners are striving to learn the most effective methods of prevention. It is possible to save your favorite flower. It is important to act wisely and quickly, not allowing a wild plant to destroy the queen of the garden.
The beauty of the variety can only be preserved using certain agricultural techniques.
Can a rose be reborn into a rose hip?
Roses are usually propagated by vegetative methods. However, in cooler climates, gardeners face challenges. Even with successful rooting, self-rooted bushes do not always withstand winter temperatures in the middle zone and northern regions. Here, grafting a cultivated variety onto a rosehip rootstock comes to the aid of flower lovers. A similar propagation technique is used for all types of roses - tea, climbing, standard. It is very convenient and gives excellent results. But there is always a danger for a rose to degenerate into a rose hip.
If shoots begin to develop on the plant below the grafting site, this will be “wild” growth.It is much more stable than cultivated bushes and is able to withstand sudden temperature and climatic fluctuations. Therefore, the transformation of a rose into a rose hip is a fairly common process.
Can a climbing rose become a wild rose?
Climbing varieties are also grafted onto wild rose hips. Therefore, they are capable of being reborn, like other species. During degeneration, the plant shoots out shoots below the grafting site with a full set of rosehip characteristics. The shoots often appear at some distance from the bush or in its middle.
Why and when does a rose turn into a rose hip?
The reasons for such a transformation need to be known even before the variety is planted on the site. Otherwise, the gardener may not notice obvious signs and miss the moment to save the cultivated plant.
There are several main reasons for the transformation:
- Poorly grafted seedling. If there are rosehip buds left below the grafting, they will definitely produce shoots. Cultural branches will receive less nutrition, weaken and stop developing. As a result, the rose may die. Here, the attentiveness and literacy of the gardener also plays an important role when purchasing a garden variety seedling.
Despite the fact that the seedlings are in containers, the grafting site should be inspected
- Incompatibility of rootstock and scion. This occurs when a variety is grafted onto a wild rose species with aggressive growth. It is capable of forming powerful shoots from the roots, which inhibits the growth of cultivated shoots.
- Incorrect landing. If the scion site is not deepened, it may dry out. It is recommended to deepen the grafting point by 7-8 cm.
- Violation of agrotechnical requirements.It is necessary to protect the thickening at the bottom of the seedling from frost. To do this, hill up and protect from freezing with a shelter. It is important to learn how to prune a bush correctly. It is imperative to carry out the summer procedure, making a cut on the outer bud. Regularly remove weakened, diseased and damaged shoots. If the procedure is performed in violation of the rules, this will lead to the degeneration of a cultivated bush into a wild one. Preventative spraying should also be carried out carefully. The spread of diseases or pests is another reason for the death of a rose and the degeneration of a bush into a rose hip.
Removing faded buds stimulates the growth of cultivated shoots
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How to determine that a rose is turning into a rosehip
To do this, you need to know the main differences between cultivated and wild plants. Of course, an adult rosehip is quite easy to identify. It is much more difficult to notice young shoots. You can understand that a rose has become a wild rose by several criteria:
- Escapes. In the “wild” they are painted bright green. They can germinate not only in the middle of the bush, but also at some distance from it. The selection rose produces shoots of a reddish hue. The thickness of the branches also varies. Young shoots of rosehip are thinner, with sparsely arranged leaves. The varietal plant produces stems that are more powerful and densely leafy.
- Leaves. In varieties they are glossy and large, leathery, dark green or reddish in color. The tip of the leaf is rounded. Rosehip branches are covered with small rough leaves of light gray or light green color with a sharp end.
- Spikes. The rose has shoots with large needles located at a considerable distance from each other.In rose hips they are densely covered with small thorns.
“Wild” shoots are easy to identify by external signs
You can also pay attention to the number of leaves. But with the modern development of breeding work, this criterion is not considered accurate. Many new varieties and hybrids of roses have the same number of leaves as rose hips. Therefore, if several of the above signs are detected, you should immediately begin measures to save the garden beauty.
How to fix and what to do if a rose has turned into a rose hip
Having determined that the rose has grown into a rose hip, you need to immediately revive the plant. To do this, the gardener should perform a number of simple but effective actions:
- Excavate the soil at the location of the root system. Do this very carefully.
- Find the scion site and the shoot germination point.
- Remove any growth that appears at the base. Do this not with pruning shears, but with your hands. If the shoots are cut off, they quickly grow back. Experienced gardeners claim that breaking out will protect the bush from the appearance of “wild” for a longer period.Important! Cutting the growth at soil level rather than at the base will produce a large number of new wild shoots.
- Treat the removal areas with iodine, brilliant green or sprinkle with charcoal.
The procedure must be carried out at least 2 times during the growing season. If shoots appear again next year, you will have to repeat everything. It is important to remove all shoots that have sprouted. Even when they are significantly removed from the bush.
Unnecessary shoots should be removed at any distance from the bush
In some cases, rosehip shoots can completely replace the shoots of a cultivated plant. But even then you can make a rose from rose hips.It is recommended to graft rose cuttings onto rose hips to obtain a standard bush.
Another option is to transfer the rose to its own root system. Suitable only for winter-hardy varieties. It is better to carry out the procedure in the spring, when the soil warms up:
- dig a trench to the side of the trunk;
- lay cultural shoot;
- secure with a pin;
- sprinkle with loose nutritious soil, leaving the top in a vertical position above the ground (tie to a peg);
- after a year, transplant a new bush to a permanent place.
What to do to prevent roses from growing into wild roses
You can help your favorite plant. To achieve this, there are a number of preventive measures that gardeners must know. And so that the rose does not go to the briar, they need to be carried out in a timely manner. Such events include:
- Strict adherence to agrotechnical requirements - proper pruning, proper watering and fertilizing. This will provide the bush with adequate nutrition and the ability to resist the development of rose hips.
Proper implementation of any care item increases the viability of the variety
- Regular inspection and removal of emerging “wild” shoots.
- Replanting a bush to prevent wilding. This option is necessary if the scion site is not deep enough during planting. It is better to replant the rose correctly, and at the same time check for the presence of buds and rosehip cuttings.
- Transferring the plant to its own root system.
Replanting a plant should be done as follows:
- choose a favorable day with warm weather;
- fertilize and water the new hole;
- when replanting in summer, reduce the number of leaves by 1/3, remove the buds;
- dig up a rose, carefully examine the grafting site;
- remove all buds and cuttings of rose hips
- treat with an antiseptic;
- plant the rose in a new place, deepening the root collar by 7-8 cm;
- water and mulch.
It is best to transplant in autumn and early spring. Then skip the step with removing buds and leaves.
Transfer to own roots is only suitable for winter-hardy varieties. You need to choose the most powerful cultural escape. Make a circular cut and remove the green peel. The bare area should be at least 0.5 cm wide. Cover it with moistened sphagnum moss and secure it with a container. Periodically irrigate the moss. After 1-1.5 months, the stem will form its own roots. When they have developed and become strong enough, separate the shoot from the bush and transplant it to a new place. Such a seedling is not in danger of degeneration.
For any rose prone to going wild, you need to create the most comfortable growing conditions. Very carefully fulfill all the requirements of agricultural technology, promptly remove rose hips, carry out proper pruning, and carefully prepare the bush for winter.
The possibility of degeneration depends on the quality of planting material. Helping a plant when roses have become rose hips is much more difficult. And sometimes it’s completely impossible.
Conclusion
The rose turns into a rose hip and completely loses its decorative effect. If you follow the recommendations for protecting varietal roses from going wild, the process can be stopped. Then there will be enough preventive measures to ensure that your favorite plant enjoys its flowering for a long time.
