Notice how that legacy in the photo is showing chlorosis. The leaf veins are darker than the interveinal leaf tissue, which is yellower than healthy plant tissue. Generally that means an iron deficiency (most likely caused by high pH), but Mg deficiency can do the same thing - albeit usually starting on older leaves whereas a Fe deficiency tends to be the whole plant, or newer leaves. The photos I have seen of Mg deficiencies in bbâÂÂs are quite variable. Then, the red color still could be either the cooler weather impacting P availability, or an additional symptom of Mg deficiency. The plant is already stressed/struggling even before the stress of transplanting. DonâÂÂt destroy any plants based on my commentary! I have limited practical experience with bbâÂÂs, and have never dealt with a virus issue myself. IâÂÂve simply done a lot of reading, and am trying to provide possible suggestions to investigate. One source that I refer to often is Spectrum Analyticsâ document on fertilizing blueberries. See Spectrum Analytic Inc. FERTILIZING BLUEBERRIES The photo on page 24 is the closest I have seen to your plantâÂÂs red, other than some virus photos (e.g. cornell) I would suggest reading there about P and Mg, along with all the other good info, if you havenâÂÂt already. You fertilized with a fertilized that included Mg . . . but what is your native soil like? Could it already have been Mg deficient? High in K or Ca that could make the Mg less available? (seems plausible if your region has natural mineral springs). Plus, it appears, based on the potted plant, there may have been preexisting issues - perhaps with Mg. BlueberryHillsFarm had the best suggestion right at the beginning. A leaf and soil analysis is in order. Otherwise, itâÂÂs just guesses and testing to see what various treatments might do. Even so, were it me, I might try a test on one or two plants by applying espom salts to provide additional Mg. 1/4 cup evenly distributed in a 10-inch diameter circle around the plant. (source for application recommendation). When I recently suspected a Mg deficiency in a couple plants, I added 1 Tbs per gallon of water and wetted the root zone. Results are yet to be determined. DonâÂÂt forget, the fresh sawdust will tie up nitrogen in itâÂÂs decomposition. You may need to add more nitrogen than normal to compensate for this.

Is it possible for it to have RMV if I get it from them? I really, really wanted it. Judy *** Unless Pickering can tell you that their stock has been VIRUS INDEXED, and is free of RMV, it is not only POSSIBLE, it is PROBABLE. What they do is, they get one seedling of a variety. If they decide it looks promising, they bud up a number of plants. Then, if it STILL looks good, they bud up more, and more, until after a decade of watching, they have enough, and they decide to release it. The virus goes in when the plant is budded onto virused rootstock. So, every subsequent plant is virused. Unless, of course, they have had it "cleaned." And I wouldn't bet on it. Jeri

It's not a virus - rust is a fungal organism and blueberries are prone to a specific type of rust. ANY fungal disease can be common in the PNW (I think this is the fungal capitol of the universe!!) and various rusts affect all manner of plants here. They can be hard to control and do require the use of fungicides. Personally, I would exchange them for blemish-free plants........and tell the nursery employee this is not at all 'normal'.

I have earlier given a link to another thread where I discuss the results on neighboring roses of applying RoundUp to test roses. Since each thread will scroll off of this forum at a different rate, I feel it is appropriate to put that information into this thread. " To test for the occurrence of root grafting, experiments were conducted using the systemic herbicide Roundup®. Plants that were treated with the herbicide died as expected and approximately 50% of the adjacent, untreated Rosa multiflora ‘Burr’ plants and 10% of the adjacent untreated ‘Dr. Huey’ and ‘Sunflare’ plants showed mild herbicide toxicity symptoms. This could be explained if root grafting had occurred, allowing herbicide to move through the vascular connection between plants. " In the full paper the experimental conditions were given. "The Round-up tests utilized 470 multiflora plants, 148 plants of Dr. Huey, and 98 plants of Sunflare. The multiflora and Dr. Huey were planted approximately 11.8 inches apart (H.Kuska comment: it was not clear to me if they were mixed in the same row or in different rows). The Sunflare plants were planted 3.3 feet apart in rows. Roundup was applied to every other plant. The treated plants all died. About 50% of the multiflora plants showed roundup symptoms. 10 % of the Dr. Huey and 10% of the Sunflare plants showed symptoms." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would expect that 3.3 feet apart would not be uncommon in many home rose gardens. I cannot post the complete paper because it is copyrighted. However, I can send e-mail copies to a limited number of individual requests under the educational exclusion. My e-mail address is: kuska@neo.rr.com The abstract is at: http://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=751_26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Even the RoundUp label acknowledges that root grafting is a known problem: This is the instruction from the Round-Up label for cut stump applications: "Apply this product using suitable equipment to ensure coverage of the entire cambium. Cut trees or resprouts close to the soil surface. Apply a 50 to 100 percent solution of this product to the freshly cut surface immediately after cutting. Delays in application may result in reduced performance. For best results, applications should be made during periods of active growth and full leaf expansion. PRECAUTIONS, RESTRICTIONS: DO NOT MAKE CUT STUMP APPLICATIONS WHEN THE ROOTS OF ADJACENT DESIRABLE TREES MAY BE GRAFTED TO THE ROOTS OF THE CUT STUMP. INJURY RESULTING FROM ROOT GRAFTING MAY OCCUR IN ADJACENT TREES. Some sprouts, stems, or trees may share the same root system. Adjacent trees having a similar age, height and spacing may signal shared roots. Whether grafted or shared, injury is likely to occur to non-treated stems/trees when one or more trees sharing common roots are treated." http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/syllabi/325/schedule/Pest%20Management/Chemical%20Application%20&%20Safety/Roundup%20Original.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------