Sure looks like it to me....

Almost certainly, it is. The hyper-thorniness is a dead giveaway, along with the wine red coloring, and congested, distorted growth.

Moses

Yes, I'm afraid it is RRD. You took very good pictures to illustrate the symptoms.

This was probably asked many times. Will cutting down all the canes help?

I cut down all the canes

Just in case you need more confirmation it is rrd. I hope you caught it early. Sammy may I ask what state you live in.

I have had luck with taking out the cane that is was on. I cut as low as possible. Then watch it like a hawk. If rrd reappears then I remove the entire rose.

Patty thankyou for your response. I live in durham NC zone 7b.

I have lots of other rose plants next to this one. I hope it hasnt spread.

Is that low enough? I guess I panicked as this is my first RRD. I cut all the canes, though I saw the symptom only on one cane.

I will be watching all my roses like a hawk for sure

Yes that is far enough next time you could just cut the that has the rrd on it. Cut as far down as possible. I have actually never had it spread to a neighboring rose. In my worst year ever the mites blew in from the southwest and landed on a rose here and there. Then stopped when they hit the house. Speaking of panic you should have seen me for the first couple years. Seems odd that my first case was 12+ years ago and yours just happened.

If you don't mind I'll add one more thought. None of my roses will die if they lose a cane. So when I see something that I consider odd that cane is outta here. Now I'm not saying this is what others should do. In my case at least there has been more than enough rrd. So I no longer wait until I'm sure. It maybe kind of dumb but I don't care. I have not lost a rose since I started this. Of course that does not mean that I won't.

At least you will know as soon as it begins to grow if its healthy grow your good to go. A rose that is systemically infected will grow back looking very very ugly.

I 'd also like to wish you the best with the hurricane. I wish it could just fall apart.

Patty those words help a lot

Julia is such a beautiful rose.

This is the new growth I see on the julia child that I cut back all the way down. Looks suspicious, so back to you guys asking if this new tender growth looks like RRD.

That new growth looks healthy to me, so far so good. Just continue to watch the plant...I’m quite sure you’ve already planned to do that. Once you’ve experienced RRD, you’ll be forever on the lookout for it.

Thx Ben

Don't panic just because I'm not so sure it is okay. I have 6 JCs and they never show that color or leaf surface appearance. She is a medium green rose who's new growth is more of a light brownish red sort of coppery. The leaves change to green so quickly that you hardly notice that she even grew. The shape of the leaves is still too narrow. and the leaf veins are way too red and the leaf surface pebbled.

I don't know what to say but if you where my neighbor I would be begging you to remove the rose. Is there any chance that it's not Julia Child. To me the leaf surface is indicative of a problem. I'd ask bout chili thrips but that is not the problem on the top photos.

I wish Ann was here. My final thought is the rose has a problem. In all likely hood it is a virus. I'm sorry

I had luck cutting off a RRD cane. I cut it all the way back and the new growth was healthy.

Julia Child's was my first rose! Love her!

I totally agree with Patty. I grow three Julias and that new growth doesn't look quite right to me. Diane

I see several thing wrong with that new growth. The texture of the leaves, the discoloration along the midvein and side veins of the newest leaves. That seems, from what I've seen to be a fall RRD symptom (I've seen it really bad on some floribundas), and the length of the stem under the bud is way, way too short.

If it were mine I'd dig it out completely and leave that space for annuals next year. I think the the virus got into the roots and then back up in that new cane.

Ann

Eek! Thanks for the education on fall RRV , Ann. Now I’ll forever be checking for discoloration along the veins of new leaves, wondering if it , too, might be RRV.

For others that may be looking at this thread. I'm not that good at this but would like to point out that it's not just the red color in the newest growth (bottom photos). It's the combination of several oddities not to forget the rrv/rrd growth was previously removed. It did not regrow anywhere near as ugly as I thought it would. There was however still several problems with the new growth. The color, texture and shape of the leaves weren't right. Add the bud without a stem and that was more than enough problems that are common for rrd/rrv.

Thankyou for all the info

Don't play "wait-and-see" - remove and destroy the plant, if you value its neighbors.