Tuesday, October 6, 2015

What Is Stenting: Information On Stenting Rose Bushes

By Stan V. (Stan the Rose Man) Griep American Rose Society Certified Consulting Rosarian – Rocky Mountain District Denver Rose Society Member I get many emails from folks that are interested in all things having to do with roses, from the care of roses to diseases of roses, rose foods or fertilizers and even how various roses are created. One of my recent email questions concerned a process called “stenting.” I had not heard of the term before and decided it was something I needed to learn more about. There is always something new to be learned in gardening, and here is more information on rose stenting. What is Stenting? Propagating rose bushes through stenting is a quick process that comes from Holland (Netherlands). Stemming from two Dutch words – “stekken,” which means to strike a cutting, and “enten,” which means to graft – rose stenting is a process where

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