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The thorns arent too bad on my mf roses. Many canes are thornless, though
it seems as they age their thorns develop. I'm not on a crusade to
eliminate this plant, I see their value (beauty, habitat, biomass) and I
know it would be more pain than pleasure to try and eradicate it even from
my small property. Windsor is absolutely overrun with it, for better or
worse. But I will be hacking away at them occasionally to manage edges and
will continue to burn the material for charcoal.
Dave in Currys Corner
On Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 11:41 AM David Webster, <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
> Hi Dave S and All,
>
> I am not sure but I suspect flowering would depend more on condition
> and size of the root system than on top growth age and guess flowering
> possible by second year; guess only.
>
> A well established plant has a wealth of reserves in the root system
> so only sustained hacking will kill it. With this in mind it is more
> effective to cut shoots 4-5 buds above ground so new shoot growth will
> deplete root reserves and then brush these off before shoot extension
> slows, indicating possible export to the root. I suggest you keep an eye
> open for the thornless strain and keep these. They have tiny thorns only
> which are usually shed early in growth; quite unlike the large vicious
> thorns of some strains. If you do not have any thornless strain you could
> probably locate some nearby and get rooted plants in a month or so by
> layering new growth.
>
> Dave W. Kentville
>
> Based on memory, it has taken more than four years to kill one thorned
> rose which did not have much competition; it still keeps producing shoots
> which I brush off as needed.
>
>
> On 4/10/2019 10:26 AM, David Simpson wrote:
>
> Does mf rose flower on first year growth? I've been hacking away at the
> perimeter of my 1/2 acre lot. Lots of mf rose on the periphery, enough to
> produce 55gallons+ of charcoal and still have lots standing for birds,
> which many species clearly adore. Wondering how aggressively I can attack
> it with an eye to leaving enough for habitat benefits.
>
> Dave in Currys Corner
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 9:59 AM David Webster, <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> With snow cover limiting feeding choices since the snow Monday
>> night, Robins have nearly stripped the nearby Multiflora Roses
>> yesterday and this morning.
>>
>> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"auto">The thorns arent too bad on my mf roses. Many canes are t=
hornless, though it seems as they age their thorns develop. I'm not on =
a crusade to eliminate this plant, I see their value (beauty, habitat, biom=
ass) and I know it would be more pain than pleasure to try and eradicate it=
even from my small property. Windsor is absolutely overrun=C2=A0 with it, =
for better or worse. But I will be hacking away at them occasionally to man=
age edges and will continue to burn the material for charcoal.<div dir=3D"a=
uto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Dave in Currys Corner</div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 11:41 AM David=
Webster, <dwebster@glinx.com&=
gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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=20
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<div text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">
<p>Hi Dave S and All,</p>
<p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I am not sure but I suspect flowering would depen=
d more on
condition and size of the root system than on top growth age and
guess flowering possible by second year; guess only.</p>
<p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 A well established plant has a wealth of reserves=
in the root
system so only sustained hacking will kill it. With this in mind
it is more effective to cut shoots 4-5 buds above ground so new
shoot growth will deplete root reserves and then brush these off
before shoot extension slows, indicating possible export to the
root. I suggest you keep an eye open for the thornless strain and
keep these. They have tiny thorns only which are usually shed
early in growth; quite unlike the large vicious thorns of some
strains. If you do not have any thornless strain you could
probably locate some nearby and get rooted plants in a month or so
by layering new growth.</p>
<p>Dave W. Kentville<br>
</p>
<p>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Based on memory, it has taken more than four year=
s to kill
one thorned rose which did not have much competition; it still
keeps producing shoots which I brush off as needed.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div class=3D"m_-7017935860344265531moz-cite-prefix">On 4/10/2019 10:26=
AM, David Simpson
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type=3D"cite">
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<div dir=3D"auto">Does mf rose flower on first year growth? I've
been hacking away at the perimeter of my 1/2 acre lot. Lots of
mf rose on the periphery, enough to produce 55gallons+ of
charcoal and still have lots standing for birds, which many
species clearly adore. Wondering how aggressively I can attack
it with an eye to leaving enough for habitat benefits.
<div dir=3D"auto">
<div dir=3D"auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Dave in Currys Corner</div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 9:59 AM David Webster, <<=
a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">d=
webster@glinx.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear All,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 With snow cover limiting feeding choices=
since the snow
Monday <br>
night, Robins have nearly stripped the nearby=C2=A0 Multiflora
Roses <br>
yesterday and this morning.<br>
<br>
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville<br>
<br>
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