Do you have to worry about how long regular mail will take a box to get within four states of you? I've learned something today, thanks! You are still using Priority mail, but you are instead just paying by the pound. If you are going to do much plant trading it really helps to have a digital postal scale so you always know what it the best value...by the LB or Flat Rate. You can usually get a good cheap scale on Ebay for $20 or less (including postage) and it will soon pay for itself in the $$ saved. I use it too to weigh bubble envelopes, so I never have to guess or put excess postage on them, just to be sure they are not short. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: Good economical scales on Ebay

This is a robust variety, at only a 2' spacing you will soon have density. Just wait a bit for them to grow. Fruits are the result of flowers being fertilized. Flowers never grow from fruits, anymore than babies giving birth to adult women.

Dear Cadence: There will be variations, or differences, in the soil in the various parts of your yard. In the United States, the counties of the individual states have agricultural extension offices that are departments, or divisions, of our country's land-grant universities. These offices are staffed by professionals trained in horticulture, agriculture, and allied fields. The agricultural extension offices offer soil testing services to American citizens. These services are professionally done and accurate. Do you know whether Canada has a program similar to the one in the USA? If so, you may want to consider taking a soil sample, or soil samples, as the case may be, to your local agricultural extension office in BC. I would trust the results of a professional soil analysis more than the results of a do-it-yourself soil analysis kit.

If it were me it would be removed and replaced by a resistant selection, or, if it appeared necessary an entirely different kind of shrub. Note that, as with roses some varieties promoted as resistant by commercial sources do not fulfill the promise when sent out to retail sales yards - at least in my area, where the regional environment favors scab and similar conditions. Don't take this as an indication of hopelessness, many different kinds have been selected over the years. There may be a clean and hardy one you can find on the general market at this time.