How Do You Take Cuttings From A Rose Bush?
With the right rose-bush cutting and even a slightly green thumb, you have the beginnings of any entirely new plant. By choosing a healthy, straight stem, and by making a clean cut with a sharp pair of pruning shears, you should have an excellent chance at creating new life. Take cuttings from a rose bush by selecting stems that are straight, free of black-spot fungus and have at least four or five leaves. You will make your cuts just below one of the leaf nodes. Cut the stems with a sharp pair of bypass pruners, which will leave an open wound at the end of each cutting. Note that this differs from the normal pruning of a rose bush, which requires anvil pruners. The cuttings should have a total length of around 12 inches. Make a small vertical slit at the base of the new stem of each cutting, which will help to facilitate the rooting process. This cut should be no more than half an inch long. Remove the bottom leaves of the cuttings so that the stems can be freely inserted into the gro
