April 22, 2014
The rose stems are now showing callus growth! At first, I thought this was root growth, but after some investigation found that it is the precursor to root growth. It is amazing how much callus growth in just a couple of days. Reports are that if we have callus growth, the roots are soon to follow.
The two cuttings were from just the one long-stemmed rose. You can see where I took a knife and cut slightly into the stem just below the leaf node, there appears to be callus growth there, too.
The clippings are still in the glass of water, sitting in my kitchen window. Soon, I expect to be able to put them in the soil in my garden in Kentucky but first, they will be planted in pots.
Maybe I should give one to Danielle. After all, it was her rose.
