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Old 05-02-2003, 04:31 AM
A guy named Emil
 
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Default Ping-CassBlack area on my new bare roots, should I be worried?

Hi Cass,

Did you catch these 2 posts recently made here?

They are in the topic "new grower"

Julia wrote:
"I'm in coastal San Diego. I've seen cane dieback on new bare-roots
before. Most often it's because the rose has not been properly
re-hydrated before planting. It doesn't sound as if you soaked the
plant before putting it in the ground. I'd cut the black part of those
canes off before it spreads. Cut at least a quarter to half an inch
below where the end of the black stops, even if that means you're
cutting off some new foliage. If you don't, the cane will definitely
continue to die back. Keep an eye on it and don't let the dieback spread."

and

Bob Bauer
wrote:"Your rose has the fatal fungal
disease 'Black Cane Canker'.

There is hope however.

You must cut off all of the black stuff ASAP, 1/2 inch below the
lowest appearance of the black stuff, if you want to save the rose.
If the black reaches the bud union, your rose is toast.

You MUST sterilize your pruners after every cut. Use a bucket with 4
cups of water and 1 cup of Clorox to dip the pruner blades in for 10
seconds after every cut. Dispose of the cut canes in the garbage
quickly and don't let them touch any part of the plant. Be careful
not to touch the ends of the cuts with anything that has touched the
canker, such as your hand or glove as well.

If it re appears, do it again."
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I read and this and was thinking does it apply to me? Should I cut off those
black areas I mentioned? Do you think my rose will die! :-( LoL, it has such
nice growth growing, I hope that doesn't happen.

Heres are the pics again:
http://dodgetrucks.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?photo=4682

and

http://dodgetrucks.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?photo=4681

Thanks,
Emil