Hi Everyone - we are accepting entries to the International Rose Trials for 2025 at this time. Plants are to be sent early February through March. Details can be found on the ARS website - Rose.org<American Rose Center< International Rose Trials. Guidance and entry form are on the site. Feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have. We welcome amateur breeders!!
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Regarding the “International” portion of the name, how does one get around the import/export issues between nations? Everything I’ve read on this forum speaks to ENORMOUS difficulties getting cultivars between countries.
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Would also be very interested to know how customs etc is handled.
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Thank. you for your interest in the International Rose Trials in Shreveport! Plants from International breeders come through established channels with US Nurseries. In the past, entries from International Breeders have come from Star and Spring Meadow. Amateur breeders in the US can work directly with the ARS to submit entries.
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You came SO CLOSE to answering the question, but neglected to include information on how those channels are established.
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Hi! Yes - that is the challenging part isn’t it. I think you would need to contact nurseries that work with breeder’s around the world to see if they are 1) interested in your rose and 2) wiling to help. I mention Spring Meadow and Star because of my experience working with them on the Trials. I would actually expect that others on this forum may be aware of options to bring in plant material from outside the USA. That is something that I am not knowledgable about. Sounds perhaps like a business opportunity.
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Thank you for the heads up! I’m excited about the opportunity. I am considering sending in Love’s Light and Sweet Love.
I will look at the information you mentioned.
Thanks again!
Duane
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That would be great!
There is some info on this page but still not entirely clear to me.
You’ll probably get better answers if you can specify what you’re not finding sufficiently clear.
As one of the “international” breeder participating, you need a US partner that handle the quarantine process, propagate and present the variety. It is similar in Japan rose trials, Australian rose trials, New Zealand… etc.
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So it’s kinda like a marriage of convenience, in which my other-national “beard” represents me in the nation I am not a citizen of. Got it. Who wants to be my “beard”, then? lol
But you are in Canada, so it might not be has difficult to send bare roots as it is from outside North America. You can check the details here
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/traveling-with-ag-products/traveling-united-states-canada-land-borders
You may bring live plants produced in Canada to the United States if they meet the following conditions:
- You have a phytosanitary certificate from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
- You have an import permit for plants that are designated as restricted or prohibited. These plants may potentially pose a threat to the health of U.S. agriculture.
- Your plants are bare rooted or in an approved growing medium.
- Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the U.S. port of entry determine that the plants are free of pests and diseases and meet all entry requirements.
Plants that are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) may require special documentation. Call USDA’s Plant Import Information Line at 877-770-5990 (toll free) or email us at plantproducts.permits@usda.gov for more information about bringing plants into the United States, and about importing plants that are not produced in Canada.
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Thank you Matthias, for the links and relevant phone numbers. It actually looks like it may be easier than I thought! I have dealt with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency before, and am familiar with CITES from also being an orchidist.
Many, MANY thanks!
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