orange balls growing on roses

[mzadigian]

I'm trying to find out why/what these orange balls are on the end of my rose bushes. They appear to show up after a bloom has completed it's cycle. It doesn't happen to every bloom. I get several throughout the bush and the balls don't ever fall off on their own once they have arrived. My rose bushes are what we like to call "antique wild". The original stems are over 50 years old but they constantly shoot up new growth all around their feet.
I'm not sure if I should be pruning these balls off, is it a disease or is it a natural occurance for some species??
Please help with the orange balls.

[Tilde]

Could they be [url=https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_hip]Rose Hips[/url]?

[img]https://media.oregonlive.com/homesandgardens/photo/rosehipsjpg-9b93f12e5252e5aa_large.jpg[/img]

[mzadigian]

yes that would be the size and shape but mine are definietly ORANGE! Could soil be the deciding factor in color?
What are rose hips and what do I do with them? Prune, leave them be etc.
Do rose hips grow on every rose bush?
Thank you so much for your help.

[rainbowgardener]

Yes, you are lucky! More modern roses often don't make rose hips. But as Mg pointed out they are great for birds and wildlife, many times as much vitamin C per gm as oranges. They make a wonderful ingredient for herbal tea blends, though I also am not wild about plain rose hips tea.

[luis_pr]

You can see some here:

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=slv8-swat02&va=rose+picture+of+orange+hips

[dbang10]

mzadigian this is the fruit of a rose and how it reproduces. It is just like a apple after it blooms it produces a fruit. The seeds are inside. If you don't ever want to see these again, prune your rose blooms off after they have withered away. Pruning your roses will promote more flowering rather than the fruit.

[SusieF]

Be careful if you live where there are deer. Rose hips draw them like flies. I have a lot of wild roses on my property. Some of them are near my garden.
I think that is what brought the deer in to feed.