As far as I know, it isn't in this region at all yet. If you have it, you might be the first in the area. Where did you toss it? I would go back and dig it out (especially if it is in compost). If you think that is what it is, you might want to dig out Dick Clark and burn him. That may be overkill, but if this is the first case in the region, you don't want to take any chances of it spreading.

As a side thought, have you used any roundup in the area within the last year or so? That can also cause odd proliferation on roses.

It was the massive amount of thorns that got my attention.

Well , better to be safe than sorry :(. Sorry you lost your rose . I know in spring I get all kids of weird growth that usually straighten itself out but it's hard not to panic . Hope it was a one time thing and that you can find another dick Clark to replace it :)

I think you were correct Kristine. Even if it was just an hormonal imbalance, I think you were wise to toss the rose.

Sometimes roundup damage looks like RRD

Oldrosarian, I only tossed the cane.

I just asked my husband if he'd used any Round Up and he hasnt so it's not that . Maybe I need to pull it out and be safe

Poor Dick Clark

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If I decide to pull the rose Is this now a location that should not be replanted with another rose?

If you really want the rose, I would let it grow until you can see if it repeats the weird growth. Then the whole bush should be tossed out. But if it returns to normal growth, you're safe. Rosette is caused my mites but you should be safe if you dig out the soil and use it another place in the garden, just not with roses.

This reminds me of an earlier thread on RRD being discovered in fields of Weeks roses, and Dick Clark is a Weeks rose, right? Not that this proves anything, but it might be worth considering, as you try to decide what to do. :(

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5039640/this-give-me-great-pause?n=50

Well I guess it would be better to be safe than sorry and tomorrow on my day off I'll go out and just bag it and dig it

After cutting off the cane to the ground (which you did) you could try spraying the bush and surrounding bushes with something like Wilt-Pruf to smother any mites.

https://www.google.com/search?num=100&newwindow=1&source=hp&ei=jKaZWrSBG4XYsQXj7KCYBw&q=Wilt-Pruf+&oq=Wilt-Pruf+&gs_l=psy-ab.13..0l3j0i30k1l7.3412.3412.0.8712.3.2.0.0.0.0.107.107.0j1.2.0....0...1c.2.64.psy-ab..1.2.213.6..35i39k1.107.g_oPwWD8vU4

Kristine, if you dig it out, perhaps you could take it to a county extension for verification. I'm sure they keep track of these things and that way others can be notified that it IS in your area.

I gave them a call and they suggested I call back on Tuesday when a master gardener is there. I guess I'll report it then but since I just pruned it we can't really see that there's anything wrong with the Bush

unfortunately the part I cut off is at the bottom of the the green barrel

Now I am freaking out about buying anything else from weeks. I just bought a new weeks Oklahoma rose I guess I'll just be vigilant and keep my eyes open

Kristine , may be it is bcoz of the weather, we had a lot of new growth, and the snow kind of distorted(and its red too) the new growth? it might be that.?? this makes me worry about rrd in pnw:(

That is true rabainsz, we did have some crazy weather. So sorry you are dealing with this, Kristine. RRD is everyone's nightmare.

I think it’s generally ok to plant another rose a few weeks after you dig out the RRD infected rose. I live in an area with a ton of RRD, and that’s the general practice here. Just be sure to bag the rose and get as much of the roots as possible.

Sorry about Dick Clark, I know he was a favorite of yours.

It was those thorns that got my attention. Maybe weather, maybe not. Better safe than sorry.

Take a photo for sure next time, Kristine, because this is so important.

I know Sheila, as soon as I tossed it I realized my haste had cost me an all important picture. I am going to look for it today.

BenT , that makes me feel better that I can replant

Losing a perfect spot was as sad as losing my rose

I found the culprit. What do you think ? Maybe I am over reacting I hope so

Great you found it Kristine. I will defer to the experts. I had growth last Spring on MW from DA that worried me. In that case it turned out to be normal.

I had new growths that looked like yours last year. I was worried too but they turned out to be normal. We also had a lot of rain last year.

Kristine I threw out a rose last year because I thought the same thing. Who knows if it was or wasn’t, but experts here decided it was probably from round up that drifted over from a neighbor since I don’t use that either. I probably overreacted. It was Gentle Giant.

:-( Gone, but not forgotten!

Even if I did overreact, oh well. It happens! Mistakes get made. But then again, maybe it wasn’t a mistake. Maybe it was just playing it safe.

If you still have Dick Clark and only cut and threw away the cane, there’s no harm done if it turns out to be nothing.

I dug up the whole rose, triple bagged it and threw it away. Talking to the master gardeners in the area would have given a more definite answer, but I chose to play it safe and just get it out since it was near so many others. Keep us updated on what the master gardeners say at your local extension.

So for Now unless somebody really gets a red flag over what I've shown I think I'll just hang on to it and see what happens

Hi, Kristine! I just checked HelpMeFind which has the patent applic. info. linked from the Description page for ‘Dick Clark’ at:

http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=PP23455.PN.&OS=PN/PP23455&RS=PN/PP23455

If you wade into that it eventually describes the thorn pattern on the main canes as pretty much like what you show developing in your pix. I also want you to see the new growth after last year’s heavy rains here in CA on a young plant of ‘Cressida’ so you may feel a little better. This really had me worried:

I was counseled to relax and everything greened up and all is well (and thorny!)

I agree with the consensus above that your cane looks pretty normal. (Nobody wants to be Typhoid Mary with this horrible disease, eh? But it is great that we can all learn here from each other about it and keep our eyes open!)

Linda

Kristine:

If (IF) you end up removing DC, the very recent Star Roses webinar

https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/viewRecording/1623333649311193603/4933522257005532163/kuska@neo.rr.com?registrantKey=7275576582153084173&type=ABSENTEEEMAILRECORDINGLINK

(link provided in another discussion, here, by Henry Kuska) addresses replanting in same spot. Recommendation (it may have come from the OSU - Oklahoma expert) is even brighter than the positive advice given by BenT (above).

The entire presentation is good - especially the Q and A portion in the second half.

Thank you, again, Henry.

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Kristine, may I ask if your photo (as it is showing) right side up or upside down. I know that rrd is supposedly rare in the pacific northwest. I also have roses with many large thorns as part of your shows. The bend in the cane is disturbing. Do you remember if this cane was soft at all? Was the cane getting thicker as it grew? Where leaf sets equally spaced? How was the shape of the leaves? Was the cane thicker than the cane it grew from? These are a few things that you might take photos of if this should happen again.

Our roses can give us some crazy growth sometimes. I likely have removed several canes needlessly. So without being able to see much of this cane, my guess is that I would have removed it as well. This is based on the quick change in the type of thorns. The large thick thorns look great. The shorter thorns at the bend are somewhat odd.

I would feel comfortable with removing the cane and letting the bush remain as long as it remains healthy. Right or wrong my roses will grow new canes so I like to err on the side of caution. I no longer remove a rose unless it is infected in more than one place or it grows back sickly after removing a cane. Lets face it sooner or later rrd will be in the pnw. I hope this made sense or was somewhat helpful.

Patty, the cane was bent down, with no leaves on it, so, a new cane developed over the winter. The cane felt rather stiff.

At this point I'm going to do a wait and see and just keep my eyes on it.

Riffs thank you for Sharing Henry's information.

Update on Dick Clark

I have been watching Dick Clark for any further symptoms. Today, two main canes are turning black

Looks like a gonner

I am sorry to hear but it maybe a blessing in disguise. Mother Nature has decided that it had to go so you won't have to stress over it anymore.

Karen, I think you are right. Time to go.

I don't think it's RRD. For one, I don't think it's in your region. Two, DC is a thorny rose. I know, I just pruned mine this morning and have the scars to prove it! You removed the cane, that's good. Now just watch it. I've had rose rosette in my yard and really, there is no mistaking it. And I've had it on one cane which I removed and the bush was fine. It's a matter of vigilance in your garden so you find it before it does too much damage. Last year I saw too many posts on FB and here with people over reacting to nice new growth thinking it was RRD.

I just saw that your DC had some black canes. I was going to lightly prune mine but I did wind up taking all the canes down to about 18 inches because I had a lot of winter damage.