Multiflora rose and its control in pastures

Multiflora rose (Rosa muitiflorta thumb.) has been planted in Virginia for more than forty years. It was grown in large quantities at a U. S. Soil Conservation nursery at Sandy Level, Virginia (near Gretna) from the late 1930's until 1953 when the nursery was closed. The nursery supplied the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Soil Conservation Service with plants for growing "living fences" and wildlife plantings. Plants were grown by the millions and shipped all over the United States. These original plantings have continued to spread resulting in the present widespread distribution.