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Re: Rose Rosette Virus

Carleen,

>Try buying only own-root roses, your are sure not to get any
>r.multiflora root then. 

That's a good idea.  I expect they'd be hardier that way, too. Can you
get hybrid teas on their own roots, or do you have to "do it yourself?"

>Graham Thomas is one of my favorites, what a terrible loss.<

He's a honey, but I like "Heritage" even better, so I hope nothing
happens to that one.

 I also read somewhere that this disease likes old
>roses too. Hope it doesn't spread all about and become a terrible
>"plague" for us rose lovers. <

Amen!
>
>You mentioned three roses that this disease took.  How many other roses
do you have ? I'm curious of the percentage. <

About 3 dozen, more or less-- mostly hybrid teas and Austins, some minis,
one Bourbon. The roses that I had to cull were separated by time-- over a
ten year period-- so it isn't as bad as it could be. 

		Sr. Marya
		SW Mo, zone 6

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