Would anyone be so kind as to help me to identify whether or not this rose bush has the dreaded rose rosette disease? thank you

I can't really tell from your photos but read this:

https://extension.okstate.edu/...

If you decide its not Rose Rosette Disease, look into herbicide drift.

Yes, I am afraid so. Extract it, throw it away in a plastic trash bag.

Thanks for your comments. Luis, it is very early in the growing season. So do you think it would be prudent to wait for further proof that it is rose rosette until I decide to destroy and pull the rose bush? And thank you Lucy. Would other photos help you to decide one way or the other if you can tell if in fact it is rose rosette?

I can't tell from your photos. What I look for is the sudden extra crazy proliferation of thorns and the weirely growing enlarged stems. Weird leaves could be an indication of herbicide drift so less of an absolute diagnosis.

Also, your location (Colorado) would make me look at other causes first.

"So do you think it would be prudent to wait for further proof that it is rose rosette until I decide to destroy and pull the rose bush?" I would proceed. I have had this issue for quite a few years here in north Texas and am now left with less than 10 roses, versus almost 60 a decade ago. You have leaves and canes with a bright, rich, red discoloration; leaves that are distorted in form and size; too many leaves growing in the same area of the cane; excessive number of shoots, thorns or canes from a single bud or node, etc.

https://roserosette.org/what-t...

Thanks Lucy and Luis for your assistance. As Lucy said herbicide drift can cause a similar appearence of the plant. However, as Luis said that it appears to be rose rosette with helpful photos for identification. I am awaiting a call from my extension service. I am also hoping to have someone come to my garden for visual confirmation. If it is herbicide drift, how long does it take for a rose plant to recover...as a rose plant will never recover from rose rosette. Thanks again for your concerns and I will stay in touch.

This is not Rose Rosette Disease; instead, it's just young rose growth, whre the leaves are small, not fully open and clustered close together. I see no proliferation of thorns or the "witch's broom" formation of leaves and small, distorted new canes. Rest easy.

Mike, glad you said it! This rose's leaves look to me more like early stage of powder mildew.

I see rose mosaic disease on some of the leaves, but it isn't fatal or contagious, so it's nothing to worry about. I see no evidence of rose rosette disease.

Agree

Hi all and thanks so much for your comments and knowledge in regards to my rose roaette issue. I am tending to believe that, as Mike says, is young growth. Yes, the stems are a dark red but I am slowly noticing that the stems are starting to turn green...possibly a good sign. I am not noticing an increase in thorns on the stems...possibly another good sign.

I did spray my roses with an herbicide containing that glyphosate. I did my best to protect my roses but so hard if wind is present. So as Lucy68 says some of the damage I see is very possibly herbicide drift. I do not see any witches brew yet but it is still early in the growing season.
I believe that I will wait for a couple more days before deciding what to do and see how the roses are doing.

Thanks again and your comments are welcomed.