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I pruned my roses today and one fat branch just fell out like it was dangling out here dead. Looking at the crown and the base of the branch at the crown level made me remind of crown gall. The plant is still green and ready to give new growth. What should I do? Suggestions please:( it is my favorite and the strongest in my rose garden. Easy does it.
Without an image of the spot in question, it's hard to say, so I'll just speak generically. To me, it is possible to be too paranoid about certain issues; after all, crown gall is not Rose Rosette Disease. If the shrub seems vigorous and healthy,I cartainly wouldn't get rid of it out of fear that it just might have a touch of gall!. I would take a very sharp, clean, dis-infected knife and try to slice off as much as possible of the iffy-looking stuff,being careful to do no damage to the rest of the plant. Then I'd dis-infect the wound with bleach and water and seal it off once dry. I have saved roses with obvious gall by doing this sort of operation, just cutting out the sick part ,disinfecting, and sealing off.
Thanks for reviving this, DDinSB — it is reassuring to hear a rose can keep going after crown gall shows up, and Claudia's video tip sounds well worth a watch. I had a similar scare with a grafted rose years ago and ended up leaving the neighbours alone rather than disturbing their roots, just cleaning my pruners more carefully between cuts. Fingers crossed your plant keeps thriving, and please do update us if that 2024 study changes how you handle it.
For you Diane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frj2CLGldC4
Thanks, Sheila. More later. Diane
Happy birthday Nana doll!
Update -- even the dahlias that looked good in the huge pots kind of crumpled and crisped in our heatwaves in August/September. I think the soil maybe just got too hot and it was hard for the plants to regulate themselves. So, unless it's a tiny dahlia, no more pots for me. I'll post a couple of photos of roses and dahlias together for your enjoyment:
This was a hillside garden in Malibu -- pretty steep hillside planted with perennials, dahlias, roses.
And some from my garden:
Kentucky, I got my Ashley from Grace Rose Farm in 2024, and I think that was the only year they were able to carry this rose. I think A&A sell a few of the newer Tantau roses that Tantau allows. I don't know about Canada. Hortico doesn't seem to carry Tantau Roses and other interesting roses like they did years ago. They are more conventional and limited in their offerings. A lot of forum members did not like Hortico, but I had no problems with their roses. I got several Bernstein-Roses and a Blue Bayou back around 2009 from Hortico, and in 2013, I got Augusta Luise and Royal Bonica from them. Those offerings are long gone, of course. I think I got my two Ascots about 2011 from Palatine. There weren't a lot of forum members buying from them, and I found out about this company and Pickering on my own. Palatine was very negative about selling Tantau roses, saying that Tantau had no US rep, etc, etc. I was trying to get them to sell Augusta because so many forum members wanted to grow her at the time. A few years later, I think they did sell AL briefly. Sorry for the digression, and thank you for your kind words. I hope someone will sell Pink Ashley because I don't think A&A does anymore.
Trish, I was mostly joking about Stumpy. I wouldn't try to take care of any of that type of bird. Elaine's granddaughter and her husband had a huge parrot with his own room, and he lived in a gigantic cage within the room. He was impressive, but sort of intimidating. When her husband passed away, she sold the parrot, Elaine told me. I don't blame her. OK, now I need to go outside and feed my pet birds--ha. The little guys that are total slobs and enable the quail to eat sunflower seeds, too, by dropping half the seeds they get from the feeder. So, I feed mine enemies by default. Arggh.
I'm trying to make comments on all posts above, and can't make much headway. Back later. Diane
Deer food last week--one of the last Evelyn blooms
Ballerina is still blooming. The deer don't like her.
Ashley--the last of these were deer food last week.
Diane, the deer food was beautiful. I wish they'd find somewhere else to nosh. I think at least one of the three possum repellers I bought has stopped working :(
Brugmansia Pink Panther this morning
Hansestadt Rostock/Always Remember this morning. It's a late bloomer, so cops the grasshoppers and caterpillars, but it's one of my favourites.
Francis released the 4 varieties they are starting with. It’s an exclusive release, sounds like these will eventually be available from big box stores but you can order the bare root from Francis during a 48 hour window.
Adventure, Rozen. lightly fragrant.
Le Temps des Cerises, Delbard. Strongly fragrant.
Rallye des Gazelles, Delbard. Strongly fragrant.
Sandrine Kiberlain, Delbard. Strongly fragrant.
all are $65 which includes shipping. rated for zones 6 and warmer.
This is so exciting to hear! I'm always sad that my princess Charlene de Monaco and moonlight in Paris Are not the huge bloomers I see in others gardens. I do love them though. I just noticed yesterday there were 6 that I completely neglected to mention as they are just blooming in onesie twoies, but blooming none the less! Those are new dawn, purple skyliner, Savannah, Jude the obscure, Rise up lilac days and Earth Angel.
I've been getting the feeling the past few years that dahlias are almost as addicting as roses!
Vapor,
II wanted to support your post but because of the ravages of the reinfestation of rose midge fly in late summer, and the devastation of saw fly and cabbage butterfly caterpillar damage, my flower output for the fall flush was/is abysmal.
I will say though, that the flower of Reminiscent Coral is huge and has a presence that draws you in. There is one fading bloom now on my one and only bush, which was outstanding at its peak. I was planning to remove Reminiscent Coral because it defoliated from black spot to an unacceptable level, but that lovely flower has caused me to give it a reprieve. If I need to spray it next year, I will, reluctantly, because of my goal of having a black spot free a rose garden as is possible, is not being kept....but that flower! Hopefully it will mature out of its black spot susceptibility.
Moses.
Tottering Gently By is giving a fall flush despite having set loads of hips. It is on my remove list because it defoliates so badly, but… it is not without its charms.
Plum Perfect is always especially pretty in the fall
Clotilde de Soupert is always lovely in the fall too. Tall ageratum is onenof my favorite annuals for pairing with roses. The powder blue looks good with everything.