Rose Rosette Disease Workshop         

​Monday, August 21, 2017  12:00 – 4:00 PM
The Garden Center at Jacob Loose Memorial Park
​5200 Pennsylvania Avenue; Kansas City, MO
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• ​The workshop will consist of presentations by each of the speakers, a panel discussion and question and answer session as well as a tour of the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden. The workshop is open to green industry professionals, landscape architects and designers, and ARS Consulting Rosarians.
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• Registration Cost: $25.00  / See Below to Register & Pay Online
  ​(includes lunch)
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​Certification Credits will be given by MAGIC (Re-certification Kansas 3a credit), 1 hour of CR Credits for Consulting Rosarians, and 3.5 hours of CE credits for Landscape Architects (LA CES accredited).

As many of you are aware, the workshop takes place during the solar eclipse.  We have arranged the day’s schedule to take participants on a tour of the rose garden just before the eclipse.   Although we will not be in the path of the total eclipse, the garden will make an excellent location from which to see the show.  We will be providing numerous eclipse views for participants to share, but feel free to bring your own.

For Additional Information Contact: Rob Gray

• 816-520-3291  /  rgray@hoerrschaudt.com

The Problem

​In recent years rose growers and horticultural enthusiasts in the Kansas City region have become aware of the increased prevalence of Rose Rosette disease also known as Witches’ Broom of Rose in the local rose population. First appearing in the area in the late 1990’s, this disease is found in plants in the Rosa genus and is transmitted by a small mite that travels passively through the wind or from contaminated clothing or equipment. It is recognizable through the appearance of red pigmentation of the underside of leaf veins and followed by sharply increased growth of vegetative shoots which are typically more succulent than normal and colored in various shades of red, deformed foliage and blooms, and increased prickles. Plants that contract the disease are usually killed within two to five years. There are ways in which the disease can be managed and much of this is contingent upon how roses are used in the design of ornamental landscapes and how they are maintained once installed.
 
The American Rose Society has identified Rose Rosette Disease as the greatest threat to the future of commercial and recreational growth and enjoyment of roses. As part of its mission to promote interest in roses and rose gardening, the Kansas City Rose Society wants to encourage local rose enthusiasts and green industry professionals to keep growing roses, but stay informed about how to recognize and manage this disease once it is discovered. As part of this mission, the Kansas City Rose Society, in conjunction with the Mid America Green Industry Council, will present an informational workshop for green industry professionals, landscape architects and designers and ARS Consulting Rosarians about the disease. This workshop will feature three nationally recognized experts in the study of the disease in order to provide attendees with the most current research and management practices on Rose Rosette.

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Our Featured Speakers

Dr. Mark Windham, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Dr. Windham is a plant pathologist whose research focuses on rose rosette epidemiology and management. In 2012 he received a grant from the American Rose Society Research Endowment Trust to study the management of Rose Rosette Disease and is part of the Combatting Rose Rosette Research Team.

Dr. Raymond Cloyd, Kansas State University
Dr. Cloyd is an entomologist who is the extension specialist in horticultural entomology for the state of Kansas with a major clientele that includes homeowners, master gardeners, and professional and commercial operators. Dr. Cloyd has given numerous presentations on rose rosette, and developed an extension publication on the disease.

Dr. David Zlesak, University of Wisconsin at River Falls
Dr. Zlesak is a horticulturalist whose research focuses on woody plant pathology and the breeding regionally-adapted woody and herbaceous landscape plant cultivars. Dr. Zlesak is also the coordinator of the Northern Earth-Kind® Rose Trials, whose purpose is to identify well-adapted, low maintenance landscape roses for our northern Midwest region.

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