Folksinger X Dortman seedling

The link below is a picture of a winter 2004 Folksinger X Dortman seedling that has produced 3 flowers in April. The first flower seems to be forming a seed pod.

http://home.neo.rr.com/kuska/folksinger_x_dortman.htm

Link: home.neo.rr.com/kuska/folksinger_x_dortman.htm

Awesome! :slight_smile: Dortmund has always been one of my favorites.

Question: Would you allow a seedling that small to attempt to set seed? I would be scared it would be too much of an energy sink for such a small plant.

Joseph Tychonievich

Joseph, you are probably right; but I am going to let it try to set seed anyway.

Another round of flowers has started. I updated the provided link with another picture taken today. The first hip is still growing.

http://home.neo.rr.com/kuska/folksinger_x_dortman.htm

Link: home.neo.rr.com/kuska/folksinger_x_dortman.htm

September 11, 2004 and still blooming (I updated the link)!

Link: home.neo.rr.com/kuska/folksinger_x_dortman.htm

Dortmund has been really fun to work with. I have 2 non-climbing hybrids (I toss the climbers…dont have the space). One with Circus and one with Playboy. Oddly enough, the Circus hybrid is healthier. The Dortman x Circus hybrid produces tons and tons of little orange hips on a 2’ x 2’ plant. Other one is too young to tell. I wish I knew the other half of the Dortmund parentage. Im guessing one of Kordes Polyantha, Hybrid Musk or Poly/Musk mixes. Anyhow! seems something it dwarf in it. I think Im done playing with

Yes, I’ve gotten dwarf seedlings from it as well.