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Rosehip is one of the most popular long-lived shrubs and grows in most areas. Its fruits are used to prepare a tonic drink saturated with vitamins; the plant serves as a stock for grafting roses. To get new bushes, you should know how to reproduce rose hips by cuttings, determine the timing of the procedure and get acquainted with the rules for further care.
Is it possible to cut and grow a rosehip from a twig
For propagation of rose hips, several methods are used - by seeds, layering, dividing a bush or cuttings. The first is time-consuming and does not guarantee the preservation of varietal qualities. There are not many layers, which limits the number of new plants. Dividing a bush is a laborious process and does not always end with the rooting of seedlings.
Vegetative propagation produces more hardened and frost-resistant seedlings
The easiest way is to grow a rose hip from a branch by preparing cuttings. The method allows you to preserve varietal characteristics, to obtain a large number of seedlings without harming the mother plant.
When is it better to propagate rose hips by cuttings (timing)
Most often, planting of rose hips by cuttings is carried out in spring or summer. During this period, daylight hours are long, the temperature of the soil and air is comfortable, the weather is favorable. The advantages of such reproduction include:
- Minimal injury to the mother plant at the time of cutting the shoots, since the sap flow is suspended.
- Fast rooting.
- Sufficient time to adapt to open ground and prepare for the winter period.
- Lack of root growth in seedlings.
- Preservation of varietal traits.
If the appropriate planting material is available, propagation by cuttings is possible for both regular and terry rosehip varieties.
The optimal time for cutting green shoots is the end of May, semi-lignified ones - June. Lignified can be harvested in August and September.
How to propagate rose hips by cuttings in spring, summer and autumn
Saplings can be obtained from three types of shoots. The technology of their preparation is approximately the same, the difference is in the cutting time and the choice of planting material. For the propagation of rose hips, shoots of the current year are cut into green cuttings in late spring. Semi-lignified ones are harvested in summer. To do this, take part of the lateral branches from last year's shoots. Lignified ones are cut from the stems of the current year after they are fully ripe, in September or early October.
Seedlings obtained by propagation by cuttings often get sick on acidic soils, grow slowly
How to properly cut a rosehip
When harvesting material for propagation, a simple technology is required. Its algorithm is as follows:
- A shoot fragment 10-15 cm long with three or four buds is selected from the middle part of the branch.
- The upper cut is made horizontal, the lower cut oblique.
- A couple of leaves located at the very bottom are removed, the rest are shortened by half.
Harvesting material for reproduction, they use bushes, the age of which is at least four years. When cutting wild rose in summer, in July, young shoots are chosen, since they root better.
Harvesting of planting material for propagation is carried out early in the morning, during the period of maximum air humidity. As a mother bush, healthy, well-groomed plants are used, without signs of infection with fungal diseases. Tools (pruning shears or knife) must be sharp, treated with an antiseptic. The cuttings are planted, and if it is impossible to do this immediately, they are placed in a glass of water or wrapped in a damp cloth.
When propagated by part of the shoots, the maximum survival rate in two-year-old seedlings with a developed root system
How to root rosehip cuttings
To get full-fledged seedlings, after harvesting the planting material, they begin to rooting rosehip cuttings. To speed up the process, growth stimulants are used - "Heteroauxin", "Kornevin". The preparations are diluted in water according to the instructions and the planting material is immersed in the solution for a day.
You can root rosehip cuttings in water or soil.
In the first case, they are placed in a transparent glass or plastic container, immersed in water by 6 cm. The container is transferred to a slightly shaded place, the water is periodically renewed.
When rooting in the ground, a container with drainage holes is prepared and filled with a substrate consisting of three parts of sand and one peat. The soil mixture is watered abundantly and the cuttings of the rosehip are planted according to the scheme 4 cm by 12 cm, deepening each one above the first bud. Cover with plastic wrap on top to create a microclimate. Periodically they are watered and sprayed. The first roots appear after a month and a half.
Judging by the video, it is not difficult to propagate a rosehip by cuttings in the summer, it is done in the same way as other ornamental shrubs:
How to plant rosehip cuttings
Rosehip cuttings are planted in open ground after filamentous roots are formed at the cut site. After reproduction, new plants are determined in a well-lit place in October or November, after digging up the area and removing the weeds. The soil should be slightly acidic. The high occurrence of groundwater is not suitable for the plant, since the root system extends to a depth of 5 m.
In low-lying places for seedlings obtained by propagation by cuttings, ridges up to 70 cm high are made
When creating single plantings, the pits for seedlings are distributed at a distance of 1.5 m, and for hedges, the gap between them is reduced to 80 cm.
Landing is carried out according to plan:
- Dig holes 60 cm wide and deep.
- A drainage layer is made of broken brick 10 cm thick.
- Fill the pit with a mixture of fertile soil, compost, sand and leaf humus.
- Add 2 tbsp. l. superphosphate, 1 tbsp. l. potassium sulfate and three glasses of wood ash.
- A seedling is placed together with an earthen lump in the center and covered with soil.
- Water abundantly.
- Mulch the surface with sawdust or straw.
Growing rose hips from cuttings at home is not difficult. Most often, their survival rate when reproducing in this way is 100%.
Follow-up care
Rosehip is an unpretentious plant, but at first after planting it needs minimal care. It comes down to timely watering, feeding and pruning.
Watering
The soil near the seedling should be moistened, without stagnant water and waterloggedness. Watering is carried out as needed, but at least once a week. For adult bushes, this operation is reduced to three times per season.
Top dressing
In the first year of a seedling's life, it is fed with chicken droppings diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 50.In the adult state, it is enough to apply fertilizer under the bush once every three years.
Pruning
When breeding rose hips by cuttings, the plant develops rapidly, gives a good annual growth and already in the third year needs pruning. In the spring, broken or frozen branches are removed, a crown is formed, in the summer only shoots affected by pests or diseases are cut out, and in the fall - twisted or improperly growing.
Vegetative parts cannot be used for reproduction during the flowering period.
Recommendations
If you breed a rosehip with cuttings, a few years later a shrub grows on the site, which serves as a decoration for landscape design, a spectacular hedge and a source of useful fruits. In order for the plant to be healthy, bloom beautifully and give a good harvest, it is necessary not only to observe the rules of planting and care, but also to take into account the recommendations of experienced gardeners when propagating it:
- For pollination, rose hips need to plant at least two plants of other varieties next to each other.
- Before fertilizing under the shrub, the soil under it is abundantly moistened.
- After the planting material has been cut off, it is worth taking care of the mother plant - water and process with Epin solution.
- If the root system of the seedling is well developed, it is shortened to 25 cm before planting.
- When creating a standard rosehip shape, reliable support and tying are required.
- To combat pests, insecticides are used, and for the purpose of prevention, fallen leaves are removed, and trunks are dug up.
A vegetative propagation method is available even for novice gardeners.
Conclusion
One of the easiest ways to get new plants while preserving the varietal characteristics of the mother bush is to propagate rose hips by cuttings. With the correct preparation of the seedling, planting in compliance with all agrotechnical rules, a year later a flowering shrub is obtained, which gives a rich harvest of vitamin fruits.
