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Rosa multiflora Introduced from Japan in 1886 as rootstock for cultivated roses,
planting of multiflora rose was encouraged by the U.S. Soil Conservation
Service beginning in the 1930's to curb soil erosion. The nursery industry
also touted the shrub as a "living fence," to control livestock and create
snow barriers along highways. It was promoted by wildlife managers as late
as the 1960's as an excellent source of food and cover for wildlife. Due
to its dense growing habits, it has become a serious problem in the eastern
United States and occurs throughout the U.S. Multiflora rose has naturalized
in most of the northeastern and midwestern United States.
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