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Transplanting question about soil level

17 years ago

When an established rose bush is transplanted, is it important to keep the bush at the same soil level? I've wondered about this.

How about a bush which has sprouted sucker growth from the base above the ground? Should that one be planted deeper when transplanted?

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michaelg
17 years ago
Roses do not mind a change of grade level.

By the "base," do you mean the graft (swelling from which the canes diverge)? Shoots from the graft are not suckers; they are valuable "basals." Shoots from below the graft are rootstock suckers and should be ripped out. Planting depth does not affect suckering.
socks
Original Author
17 years ago
It was from the graft "glob" at the bottom of the bush but was spindly, long and had 7 leaflets. So I believed it to be sucker growth.

Thanks for the info about the change of soil level.
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michaelg
17 years ago
Many older and some recent roses have leaflets of 7, but if it is obviously a foreigner compared to the rest of the plant, rip it out (don't prune it). The lower part of the "glob" can be rootstock.

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