Drolf - only been a few short years ago that you could still *buy* multiflora rose from the DNR. Now it's a noxious weed (same way with Tatarian Honeysuckle - I've planted thousands)

I have a good friend who retired after 37 years with the DNR. When I was giving him crap about rose his answer was,

"Wait a minute. We told you it would make a hog-tight fence (it will). We told you it was great wildlife habitat(it does). And we told you it wouldn't spread (and Oh My it does)."

His theory,

"For the DNR, two out of three isn't bad."