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Sprouting new branches

9 years ago

Hi!
New here and know nothing about roses.

Last summer, one of the gardeners in my rental went ahead and whacked off a full branch on my personal plant. It only had three to begin with, and there was nothing wrong with it. Now there's only two.

How do I get it to sprout more branches off the base? I've spent the last several months researching this, but I guess I'm typing in the wrong keywords and phrases because I keep getting results for rooting cuttings. Note: Again, because I don't know anything about roses.

Photo is recent and its just been through two storms. New growth is popping up on the other two branches, but no new branches have started.

Thanks!

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seil zone 6b MI
9 years ago
What you're hoping for is called a basal break, a new cane from the graft area. Take off any stubs down to as close to the graft as you can get them. With out knowing where you are located I can't tell you when to do any other pruning. Keep it well fed and watered. Some people say an application of Epsom Salts will encourage new basal growth. So you might want to give it about a cup of that mixed into the soil surface.
Jeanne2014
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you so much Seil! Pruning around here is done about January.
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