Any ideas?
My gut says gall, but when I search for images exactly like this I am unable to find.
This is a grafted rose and the only signs of this whatever this is’ is on the rootstock which is about 6 inches away/down from the graft union. This rose was planted deep enough to just cover the graft union if this is helpful.
Also, I popped these right off. There was not even residue or marks left behind after I popped them off. I would assume any gall or root node would be more attached, but maybe not. As of the next day after I removed, there is no visible signs of these nodes being there.
It’s so strange.
Thank you!
Thank you,
Amy
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It resembles normal callus tissue, what the cambium layer differentiates into to seal wounds, knit two pieces together, such as in grafting or budding, or generating roots in rooting cuttings. It’s an odd place for gall tissue to form but if there was a scratch or crack that exposed cambium, callus could form there to heal the wound. It’s also the proper color for callus. I’ve not encountered gall tissue in that color. Usually what I’ve seen is much darker. Of course, I could be wrong, but that is my impression.
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Thank you very much. So helpful. 
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My pleasure. I hope it helped.
Hi Amy. It looks to me like it may be the beginning of roots starting to grow at that point. It’s definitely not gall!
