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Hi All,
Thorn free multiflora rose are common in the hollow behind Hennigar's Farm
Market in Greenwich, Kings Co. They appear the same as the thorned plants
until you get close, it is nicer to walk past this thorn free variety.
There are also plants that I have seen in Greenwich that are thorn reduced,
the thorns are present but in much reduced number.
Cheers, George Forsyth
On 22 June 2017 at 17:17, David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
> Dear All, June 22, 2017
> I am back, at least long enough to send this e-mail, but continue to
> be swamped with the task of getting Alison settled into a Nursing Home. So
> time will tell.
>
> I wish to draw your attention to a 'thornless' strain of Multiflora
> Rose which, on the one site where I have been able to observe it (home),
> fruits well and is mobbed in late winter by Waxwings. The small thorns,
> present near the ends of current growth are weak and soon shed so I think
> the term thornless is justified.
> The initial stand was a mixture of thorned and thornless but by
> selectively cutting the thorned strain off over a period of >5 years the
> thornless strain was able to take over and snuff out the thorned strain.
> I tried to root cuttings this year soon after leaves emerged and all
> four cuttings developed roots in a glass of water within 7-10 days.
> If this thornless strain were widely planted as an ornamental or for
> habitat improvement purposes (late winter bird food, erosion
> control...) then crossing with the thorned *might* yield a less thorned
> and less obnoxious suite of hybrids.
> At the very least such plantings would enable enjoyment of the
> benefits of Multiflora Rose (pleasant odor of blossoms, attractive plant
> year round, good erosion control, local wind-break, food for pollinating
> insects, late winter food for mobs of Waxings and, I suspect, food for one
> to two bird mobs of Cardinals) without the detriment of large, curved and
> sharp thorns which seem to reach out and grab exposed flesh.
> It is in full bloom now (June 22, 2017) and I don't yet know whether
> shoot tips/or side shoots will readily root throughout the growing season
> or only shortly after leaf emergence. Sterile shoots are currently pale and
> look weak and I assume are being drained by nearby flowering shoots.
>
> If anyone would care to try this plant then let me know and I will try
> to get a rooted cutting into your hands within a year.
>
> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
>
>
>
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k past this thorn free variety. There are also plants that I have seen in G=
reenwich that are thorn reduced, the thorns are present but in much reduced=
number.<br><br></div>Cheers, George Forsyth<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_e=
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<div>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</div>
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