Does a rugosa rose plant bear fruit?

I bought a rugosa rose plant and it has been blooming all summer. I noticed a red fruity looking thing on it that resembles a tomato. What is it?
Does a rugosa rose plant bear fruit?
Roses are related to apples.

YOU HAVE A ROSE HIP!

I know it can be used in herbal medicine and teas.

Perhaps if you have NOT used pesticides on your bush, and someone on Yahoo has the correct information you will be able to make herbal tea and a few other things from your rose (seeds) hips!

Remember! don't do it if you have sprayed pesticides on your roses!
Reply:Its called rose hips.Its fruits called "hips" are large and showy, and are sometimes not deadheaded when in cultivation, but rather left on the shrub for added ornamental appeal from late summer through early winter. The arching, suckering growth habit is often vigorous, and this rose may be used as a formal (sheared) or informal (unpruned) barrier hedge.
Reply:It's a rose hip!
Reply:Rose hips.



As bugsie says, roses are in the same family with apples (Rosaceae). I disagree with her in regard to the uses of the hips. I know that apples and other fruits are sprayed in orchards, so as long as you haven't sprayed them within a couple weeks or a month of harvest, you can use them.



I would however suggest that they are more ornamental if left on the stems. Birds love them. If you are "crafty" I've seen them used in dry wreaths, or on the stem as a "cut flower".



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