The galls are actually the plant's response to the bacterium's presence in the past. Whether it continues to exist in your soil or not, I don't know. It appears very common and wide spread in the desert south west, perhaps other areas too. Supposedly, what is required is a wound at or below the soil level to permit the bacteria entry into the plant. Therefore, it would seem unwise to prune roots when planting or to influence a plant's performance. It would also seem very unwise to "cultivate" your garden soil anywhere there may be rose feeder roots as those "wounds" could, potentially permit any bacteria entry into the plant. Similarly, "companion plantings" might also be potentially damaging, particularly in established rose beds. Digging a hole, of any size, could result in "wounded" rose roots, providing entry to possible infection by the bacterium. And, what about gopher vole or mole damage to the roots? Moles may not eat the roots, but they do dig through them and can cause "wounds" to root tissue. There are instructions all over suggesting you remove and replace the soil from a spot where a galled plant has been removed, though if it's possible the bacterium exists in your soil, what benefit would there be to replacing that soil in that spot? And, could the situation be similar to that of RMV, where, though you've never SEEN symptoms, the causal agent has been present for a long time prior to the expression of symptoms? I can't give you absolute answers, but I do raise these other questions to possibly point out that, other than using something like Galltrol and insuring there will never be any damage to the rose tissues where they may become infected, there really may not be much, if anything, you can do to prevent galls.

KS, Oh no, that might make it confusing for RVR to figure out if its MN or Reve d'Or that is susceptible to the gall. I will do as you say and get rid of pot, dirt, and plant and take a few more pics just in case. I ordered the MN band from RVR initially, because RPN was initially out of MN, once they got it back in stock I ordered another one from them and that came with flowers on it and RPN is the same place I got my original MN thats healthy, so I trust them. I am encouraged that you got reimbursed. Last time RVR sent me the wrong plant, they finally said they would send out the correct one and never did. I just gave up after that. Its been awhile since I ordered from them but I did get Little Grey Pearl from them last year and it was correct so took a chance on MN. If it had turned out to be a disease free, Reve d'Or, I would not have been mad about that! Its a beautiful rose and on my list..just not gonna get it from there now lol. Its a shame because they have so many good roses in their catalog. roseseek, thanks for the explanation. I love that you and others on this foum are so willing to teach. I feel like I'm always learning. I will not be keeping this since anything that comes of it would be more susceptible to gall. Right now, Ive been lucky, not having it. Jeri, that's very sad about Heirloom Old Garden Roses having gall in all the roses you purchased. That is very scary! I am not going to get a replacement from RVR, its too stressful wondering if the gall would show up.

You're welcome. Please don't disparage yourself. Gall is an "ever present danger" and something to be aware of. You won't know unless you ask and experience it. Sometimes you can extend the life of a plant by finding a gall early enough to remove enough of it before it chokes everything off and kills the plant. I've had some last many years after removing the gall as it was starting. Some seem to not recur while others seem to just keep coming back. It all depends upon a number of factors. You will learn and stop worrying about worrying. Cut yourself some slack and have a good weekend!

If your winds are so strong they're snapping canes off from the base even without the weight of leaves and flowers, you should bury your roses more deeply. I once had a rose do the same, snap off right at the graft on the last remaining cane I had. Killed the rose, of course. I wish I have buried it deeper to protect it from our strong winds. I don't know anything about crown gall though, hopefully someone with more trained eyes can help with that.