This is a decades old climbing rose with a recent issue - scarring on all of the lower canes. A neighbor has a similar issue on a Rose of Sharon &a...
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Climbing Rose lower cane scarring #928697
Asked April 17, 2026, 11:54 AM EDT
This is a decades old climbing rose with a recent issue - scarring on all of the lower canes. A neighbor has a similar issue on a Rose of Sharon & believes a ground hog may have nibbled it. Ground hogs are common here; this problem is new.
May I have an email or text # to attach an I Phone photo of this problem to you? ( I am fairly elementary in my tech skills, and unfamiliar with how to upload here.)
Washtenaw CountyMichigan
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Hello and thank you for contacting MSU Extension. You can send the photos to me at <personal data hidden> and I will upload them on your behalf and then assign this to an expert who can help.