Rosehips

[Caribou]

I have a great rosehips bush that is in the wrong spot. Most of the rosehips around here are tiny but this one has nice big hips. How can I get starts off of this? How can I transplant this? Any other rosehip tips would be appreciated.

 

[Meerkat]

I have no idea Car. But maybe somebody else will tell you.

 

[Peanut]

I just ran a search... dozens of websites discussing cuttings and transplanting roses.

 

[joel]

Low limbs can be layered, that would be the easy way.
If a low limb can be lowered to the ground, then remove the bark/skin from the underside of the limb, root tone if you have some.
Put the soil over the limb at the cut & place a small rock or 1/2 of a brick on the limb to hold it down until it roots.
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/propagate-roses-layering-66578.html

https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/plant-propagation-by-layering-instructions-for-the-home-gardener

Hey, Caribou, if I can do it, anyone can.

 

[Caribou]

Thanks joel I'll give that a try. These things are called rose hips, Sitka Roses, and Wild Roses around here. I don't know if they are a true rose but they are kind of a cross between a circus and a flower farm. Most of the ones that I have, and see around here have much smaller hips and are a lot of work to collect, clean, and dry. This one has nice large hips and could be an excellent barrier hedge for security.

 

[Weedygarden]

There is a house in my area that has many yellow rose bushes. The bushes are wild and crazy, partially blocking pedestrian traffic. The couple has said each year, "We're sorry about them blocking the sidewalk, we've trimmed and trimmed, but come pick some." I read about putting rose bush stems into potatoes to start them. I tried it once, but no luck. Such endeavors can get undone by life and business. Those roses are in bloom right now and I have thought about trying to go cut some more and try them in potatoes again. Another thing that I wonder about is using root hormone to help stimulate root growth.
https://www.amateurgardening.com/how-to/taking-rose-cuttings-4503

 

[camo2460]

A Hand Full of dried Rose Hips Steeped in Boiling Water makes a wonderful Tea high in Vitamin C.

 

[Caribou]

A Hand Full of dried Rose Hips Steeped in Boiling Water makes a wonderful Tea high in Vitamin C.

That's the plan. I have a local friend that knows how to do that so I'll have her walk me through the process this fall.

 

[LadyLocust]

Rose hips are full of seeds. I've never tried planting them but I would assume nature put them there for a reason. Propagating does seem to be the most preferred though.
Also, I find plain rose hip tea bland; however, if I feel like my immune system needs some help, I make a tea of an orange slice, a few pine needles, rose hips and if it's in the morning, a bit canella sticks. (Tastes pretty good too

 

[joel]

This looks like a wild rose here in the South.
Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Flat
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Rebloom: Some
Class: Other: Hybrid rugosa; found rose
Growth Habit: Tall, 5-6 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Unknown
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 and warmer



General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 5-6 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

 

[SheepDog]

With so many hybrid roses you need to propagate from cuttings to get the same rose. If you feel like taking a chance grow some from seeds. You will get constituent plants and not normally the hybrid but you might find that you get better fruit with one of the roses than you got from the hybrid. Hybrid roses are typically mixed for scent or size of rose as well as color or stem size. Growing from the seeds of a non-stabilized hybrid offers a treasure trove of different constituent plants and each one is a surprise.
It is possible to get the same hybrid rose but the chances are very low.

 

[Caribou]

I doubt that this is a hybrid. I had one like it when I lived in Ketchikan. You find these around the State. What I see mostly around here looks the same except smaller and they are everywhere. The small ones are 2' to 4' tall this one is close to 8' tall and the hips are bigger around than my thumb.

The picture looks right.

 

[Weedygarden]

I doubt that this is a hybrid. I had one like it when I lived in Ketchikan. You find these around the State. What I see mostly around here looks the same except smaller and they are everywhere. The small ones are 2' to 4' tall this one is close to 8' tall and the hips are bigger around than my thumb.

The picture looks right.

It might be native and a wild rose?

My grandmother rode all over with my grandfather, checking out the fishing ponds in their area. Her yard had many wild flowers that she dug up and brought home.

 

[Weedygarden]

I wonder how this has worked out for you, @Caribou ?

Have you ever gone berry picking? I wonder if that is possible with rose hips, to go to where you see wild roses blooming in the summer, and to gather rose hips when they develop?

 

[joel]

this is what I found.

 

[joel]

An this.

 

[Caribou]

I wonder how this has worked out for you, @Caribou ?

Have you ever gone berry picking? I wonder if that is possible with rose hips, to go to where you see wild roses blooming in the summer, and to gather rose hips when they develop?

I grew up berry picking. Blue berries, huckleberries, salmonberries, thimbleberries, and more. I have had rose hips for many years but never knew how to process them. A friend of mine showed me how to pick them last summer, with the videos Joel came up with I know how to process them.

 

[Weedygarden]

this is what I found.

I recently watched a foraging video made by this woman. She is very knowledgeable, imho.

 

[Weedygarden]

I grew up berry picking. Blue berries, huckleberries, salmonberries, thimbleberries, and more. I have had rose hips for many years but never knew how to process them. A friend of mine showed me how to pick them last summer, with the videos Joel came up with I know how to process them.

I see rosehips as an ingredient in some herbal teas. They can be dried. I understand they contain lots of good vitamin C.

 

[Morgan101]

I didn't even know roses had hips.

 

[Caribou]

I didn't even know roses had hips.

So I guess you think chickens don't have lips either.

 

[joel]

Weedy, I love the couple on that youtube channel. They had a failed back to eden garden & went another way,but left nothing out. Told all the missteps &
what they did & why. DW calls her my girl friend because I am quoting her or talking about how the couple work as a team.

 

[joel]

So I guess you think chickens don't have lips either.

They have micro lips, can not see them with the naked eye.
Caribou, you could plant seeds also, the plant is wild & you want hips not flower, so it should not matter that there is a variation in color or shape of the flowers. You may luck up & get bigger rose hips also. The growing of wild plants will help the wild life, so it is never a waste.

 

[Morgan101]

So I guess you think chickens don't have lips either.

They don't?