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TP rootstock separation
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Posted by ego45 6bCT (My Page) on Mon, May 12, 08 at 21:17
After being 4 or 5 years in ground in my garden and about 10-12 years in a garden of the previous owner, my TP 'Taiyo' first time ever produced two shoots of herbaceous peony. At the last transplantation crown was planted at least 5 to 7 inches below original planting and I was sure that I'll never see a herbaceous rootstock, but...
This tree (4-5' tall) is scheduled to be transplanted anyway in a more prominent and sunnier location in a fall, so it will be dug out anyway and I'd like to solve the problem forever.
Here are some questions:
1) Could I successfully separate herb.rootstock from TP which I think/hope is ownroot right now?
I think it's ownroot because every year it was producing 1-2 new stems from below the ground with 'normal' TP foliage. This year it produced 2 TP stems + 2 HP stems.
2) Should I leave HP stems till fall in order to know what I should get rid of or just dig down right now and try to reap them out immediately?
3) What usualy used for rootstock? Could I let it bloom (both stems has buds) and see what it is? |
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RE: TP rootstock separation
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| I would wait until fall to separate. You can let the rootstock bloom, normally herbaceous of some sort but tree peony seedlings may be used. Some rootstocks are more atractive than the tp. If you like flower. Cut the leaves off the stems and then this fall when you dig follow the stems to where they emerged from the root. Hopefully you will have roots from above the graft. You may want to add a mound of soil around the tp to see if it will develop extra roots. |
RE: TP rootstock separation
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maifleur, thanks for reply.
Will do as you say.
One more question, though.
Normaly I would of transplant TP with rootball intact. In this case, when I need to separate HP from a TP should I wash out all the soil to get to the HP roots or it could be done in a some other way without much disturbance to the TP< for example washing out soil only where HP growing and leaving the rest intact? |
RE: TP rootstock separation
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| Wash with a soft spray of water to remove the dirt. Do the separation then allow cuts to dry before replanting. A couple of hours should work. If you replant while cut is moist you may develop fungus or rot. If you are lucky the dirt will fall away from the roots when you dig and no washing will be necessary. |
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