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Fri, Jun 13, 14 at 15:50
| I love apricot roses and Prairie Sunrise has been one of my favorites. A couple of weeks ago I noticed several new growths growing up from the base of the shrub that were dark red and appeared to be rubbery and a little odd looking. They didn't have a witches' broom form, but there were two of them growing close together. They didn't seem to be exceptionally thorny, either, maybe a bit more than the mother plant, but maybe not. My heart sank, thinking it was RRD. I cut off the growths, placed them in a plastic bag and planned on removing the rose as soon as I could. I hit the bush, especially the area where I cut off the growths, with peroxide, hoping that it might keep the virus from spreading more till I got a chance to remove it. I have a lot going on right now so I forgot about it and didn't get back to it till a couple days ago. The little bush appears to have a lot of healthy new growth. There is no new sign of the virus. Is this normal? Was I wrong about RRD? I plan on removing the rose anyway and maybe putting it in a pot by itself to observe it. It isn't in a good spot anyway. |
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| Without seeing it it's hard to say but you may have cut off perfectly normal new growth. Many roses start out very red in color and new basal growth is often soft and rubbery. As the canes mature, or harden off, they stiffen up. If you have RRD in your area you erred on the side of caution so that's probably a good thing. |
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| Thanks, Seil. I'm wondering the same thing. Not a lot of roses on my road, but lots of wild multiflora rose all around us. |
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| It would be highly unusual or nearly impossible for RRD to first appear on two basal shoots. Infection always occurs above ground where a mite has landed. Usually they infect a latent growth bud in a leaf axil, leading to a sick lateral shoot. Occasionally, it might start in the growth tip of one basal shoot. Basal breaks on 'Prairie Sunrise' are kind of odd-looking anyway. Incidentally, it's one of Buck's best roses, with a very large, fragrant flower. |
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- Posted by tigerloveroses 5a (My Page) on Sat, Jun 14, 14 at 23:43
| I feel your pain:) had the same thing happen to me...freaked out over a weird new shoot and proceeded to destroy what,in hindsight,I think was a perfectly good rose...an old ,wise nursery employee told me:when you'll have red on a rose their wouldn't be any doubt...so,if your not sure,it's probably not it. |
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