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Nice seedling Tom. Is it fertile?
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#1 of 6 posted
20 FEB 22 by
styrax
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I have some suckers of this plant: it isn't seed-fertile- mostly making empty hips.
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Have you tried the pollen?
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Hi Robert,
Nearly every flowers sets an OP hip and the pollen works pretty well too.
Like the native tetraploids, it tends to be a little finicky about accepting pollen from modern roses.
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Tom,
How great to hear from you. It's nice to know you're still at it.
I'm also lurching along. These projects take year, don't they?
How's the health of MR1 where you are?
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Hi Jakub, did I send you “MR1”? I know I sent the related “3/4 Native” which shares the same seed parent but was from virginiana pollen rather than ‘Carefree Sunshine’. But actually I’m still puzzled because “3/4 Native” pollen is very fertile and although it doesn’t easily accept modern rose pollen, it sets LOTS of OP hips.
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#6 of 6 posted
22 FEB 22 by
styrax
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You're right, my mistake!
I haven't been able to get seedlings out of 3/4 Native, although I also haven't tried too hard. It's in a fairly shaded place, which might affect fertility.
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