When these suckers had formed roots in the open ground, or kind of nursery where they were planted, they were looked over and the best taken up for potting.

fortuniana also serves as a valuable rootstock in Australia and the southern regions of the United States. By Robert Fortune. 2012.

Robert Fortune (16 September 1812 – 13 April 1880) was a Scottish botanist plant hunter and traveller best known for introducing tea plants from China to India.