*** Quoting Jim Venedam from a message to All ***
JV> I was doing some clean-up yesterday, and trimmed some of the 
JV> deadwood from a rose bush. What are the little knobs that are 
JV> left after a flower dies? Is that a rose hip?
Yes.  But for eating type, you want them before the flower is dead (and need 
to be sure you didnt use any poisonous insecticides).
JV> What's it do? I guess it isn't a seed?
It is in fact a 'seed' except that modern roses dont 'seed' very well at all. 
You should clip it off.  As long as the plant thinks it has done it's 
'maternal duty' that year, it wont flower much more.  Remove the rosehip, and 
it will try again.
                                       xxcarol
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