Obviously not even in your country lol but still counts. The 2000+ I'm not as convinced about but the 2005+ definitely are. Things like princess alexandra of kent, munstead wood, princess anne are completely clean. Even the likes of young lycidas and lady of megginch are disease free. One or two of the english musks are not as disease resistant as the others but there is definitely a marked improvement. They are modern plants now in form, with almost fake leaves but obviously with old fashioned blooms. The only new one I would stay away from is William and Catherine - it is rubbish. When I went to get it I should have been put off by the amount of old wood that had been cut out. It loses its canes with alarming regularity, they just die and I can't imagine it lasting long in the garden before it fizzles out. If it wasn't for the name he gave it it would quietly get dropped I'm sure.

Apparently their virus policy has changed. "Our roses are grown on virus free root stock and inspected regularly throughout the season for the presence of virus. While we cannot guarantee complete freedom from virus, in the very unlikely event of you receiving an imperfect plant, we will, of course, replace them free of charge. Simply phone our toll-free number to request a Replacement Form and it will be mailed out to you right away. Your kind feedback will assist us in identifying and correcting occasional problems." ---------------------------------- If anyone has recent copies of their catalogues, can you tell us when the policy was last changed? Here is a link that might be useful: link to present virus policy

I ordered from Vaughn nursery last year. Out of 10 trees 9 leafed out and grew. The trees were smaller but after shipping cost about $10 to 12 a tree. They have a limited supply this year due to crop failure. Shipping is about $30. I also ordered this year from Legg Creek Farm but have not received order yet. They are from Texas. Higher cost but good reputation is Just Fruits and Exotics in Florida and Bay Laurel in California. Chestnut Hills tree farm also seems to be a good place for about $20 a tree plus $20 postage total. I have a La Feliciana peach that has done well that you can find in most places that sell fruit trees. I always check at http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/ to check on the online companies. Be careful about zones because a zone covers alot of area. Chill hours are a better reference but says nothing about disease resistance. I try to get trees from Texas A&M, LSU, and Florida since they have similar disease pressure. I get a range of chill hours between 350 to 750 chill hours. I also have some with 100 to 200 but they are in pots and I can bring them under the carport if there is some late frost.

Below is what I notice in my garden of 150+ fragrant own root roses: 1) Own roots that can take high humidity with healthy leaves in my rooting bin, even with constant condensation (water) on leaves & stems. These can take extreme humidity yet have 100% healthy leaves, even with poor drainage if the soil is NOT acidic. Evelyn, W.S. 2000, Mary Magdalene, Christopher Marlowe, Pat Austin, Queen of Sweden, James Galway, Dee-lish, the Dark Lady, Spirit of Freedom, Tchaikovsky, Purple Lodge. 2) Own roots with healthy leaves with humidity, if the drainage is fast, plus liming on top to neutralize acidic rain: Abraham Darby, Crown princess Magareta, Tess of d'Ubervilles, A Shopshire Lad, Radio times, Well Being, Augusta Luis, Sonia Rykiel, Yves Piaget child. 3) Own roots that blackspots with high humidity despite fast draining or liming, and need constant potassium fertilizer to stay healthy: Golden Celebration, Carding Mill, the Squire, Gertrude Jekyll, St. Cecilia, Firefighter, Comte de Chambord. 4) Own roots with THICK LEAVES which rabbits don't eat: Evelyn leaves are thicker than Abe. Tchaikosky leaves are thick like Augusta Luis, Christopher Malowe leaves are thick like James Galway and Purple Lodge. Crown Princess Mag, Strike it Rich and About Face have thicker leaves than Cading Mill. Never see blackspots on Chris, Evelyn, Tchaikosky nor James Galway. 5) Own roots with THIN LEAVES which rabbits devour: Abe. Darby, Munstead Wood, W.S. 2000, Sonia Rykiel, Well Being Golden Cel., Firefighter, Boscobel, and Comte de Chambord. The above are my observation with own-roots in my garden plus rootings in humid bins of Evelyn, Dee-lish, W.S. 2000, Spirit of Freedom, Christopher Marlowe, The Dark Lady, The Squire, Augusta Luis, James Galway, Mary Magdalene, Abraham Darby, Sonia Rykiel, Dee-lish, Golden Celebration, Gertrude Jekyll, Radio Times, Pat Austin, Well Being, Tchaikovsky, Crown Princess Mag., Purple Lodge, thornless Yves Piaget child. *** Princess Anne is touted as very healthy, but as its roots mature in its 5th-year, it's prone to blackspots in my poor drainage clay. Some Austins have chunky & woody root that rot fast in standing acidic rain water like Princess Anne. Some own-root starts out as healthy cluster roots, then matures to chunky & woody (like Dr.Huey-rootstock) and become more Blackspot-prone in later years like Princess Anne. Other Austins like W.S. 2000 have cluster-root (similar to multiflora) that does not rot in acidic rain, thus zero blackspots even as 12th-year-own-root. Leaves of W.S. 2000 and Evelyn have NO blackspots in high humidity rooting bin. Evelyn can take high rain and poor drainage clay better than Abraham Darby (best bloomer for hot & dry and alkaline climate). A Abe. Darby & Sonia Rykiel & Well-Being need a higher pH and all 3 bloom well with my alkaline tap water at pH 9, thus best for hot & dry climate. Below are pics. of W.S. 2000 being healthy, it's right next to the rainspout dumping tons of acidic rain at pH 4.5, note the pale leaves: Below pic. of Evely was taken July 24, after week-long rain, I never see blackspots on it in its 12 years as own-root, if biochar at pH 8.6 is given before a rainy month. Note Evelyn's paler leaves than Abe. Darby: