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Can you help remove and burn the rose bushes in Chimborazo Park?

From the Friends of Chimborazo:

I have recently been notified by the city that many if not most of the roses planted over the last 2 years in Chimborazo Park have caught a highly contagious rose disease and need to be removed and burned. I need help to accomplish this sad task and am seeking volunteers to come out saturday from 10 to noon to help cut them down and dig up the roots.

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chimbo 11/17/2015 at 8:15 AM

I think shovels and pruning tools are it. I have a couple of spare shovels.

Thanks

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Lee 11/17/2015 at 9:54 AM

Awww. What a sad headline

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Say What? 11/17/2015 at 4:37 PM

What’s the name of this “highly contagious” rose disease? I live just a few blocks away and want to check out my roses. Thanks!

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chimbo 11/18/2015 at 7:40 AM

I dont know the name, and the information is conflicting, but Maymont pulled up most of its roses a few years ago for the same disease.

You can recognize from the new growth areas on the palnt with deep red branches with skinny, twisted, and malformed leaves.

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Anne Percival 11/18/2015 at 10:02 AM

So sad to hear this. The rose garden is a beautiful section of the park. The disease is called Rose Rosette Disease. Here’s a link to the Virginia Cooperative Extension RRD page.

https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/450/450-620/450-620.html

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Say What? 11/18/2015 at 7:06 PM

Thanks for the link Anne! I noticed the odd growth on my roses this past season and wasn’t able to find the cause. Looks like I will be cutting mine out this weekend as well! Do they really need to be burned or will some contractor bags do the job?

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Kathleen Sanders 11/19/2015 at 6:44 PM

I can help on Saturday. I have some tools that I will bring.

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