I just severe the little plant from the mother plant by cutting down between it and the main plant...dig and pot up. I pot them because it is easier to keep them in shade and humidity up while in a pot. Otherwise, wait until winter and you can just dig and move to new location. You probably could get by with a direct relocation if you are willing to cut back the top by about half and provide some shade. They are pretty tough customers.

Can anyone tell me what a sucker looks like. I have seen alot of people talking about them and i have never seen what they are? thanks in advance.

Melissa

Melissa-

A sucker is when a rose on it's own roots sends out a shoot under the soil which comes up a little ways from the original plant. Quite often the sucker will form it's own roots, seperate from the parent plant and then can be dug up and grown into a new rose bush.

It is a lot easier than rooting rose cuttings... especially for rugosa roses which don't always root well.

Not all roses will sucker.

I thinned out an old rose bush. Should I prune the suckers that were transplanted?

I have a "sucker" growing from below the graft union i really want a fourtuniana bush can i cut this off and grow a new bush from it. If so how long should i wait and how big should it be before i cut it .