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{{short description|American award-winning rose hybridizer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{short description|American award-winning rose hybridizer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
[[File:Rock_%26_Roll_rose.jpg|thumb|right|'Rock & Roll', Tom Carruth, 2006]]
[[File:Rose,George_Burns,%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9,%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8_%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA,_(8179158542).jpg|thumb|right|'George Burns', Tom Carruth, 1996]]

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'''Tom Carruth''' is an American rose hybridizer, who has created more than 100 rose varieties, including eleven [[All-America Rose Selections|All-America Rose Selections (AARS)]]. He is currently the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the [[Huntington Library]] in [[San Marino, California]].


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'''Tom Carruth''' is an American award-winning rose hybridizer, who has created more than 100 rose varieties, including eleven [[All-America Rose Selections|All-America Rose Selections (AARS)]]. He is currently the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the [[Huntington Library]] in [[San Marino, California]].
==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Carruth's first fifteen years were spent in [[Pampa, Texas]]. He knew at an early age that he wanted a career working with flowers. To earn spending money, Carruth sold seeds from the [[Burpee Seeds|Burpee seed company]] to local residents. When he was sixteen, Carruth and his family moved to [[Irving, Texas]], where he discovered a passion for plant biology. "When his teacher lectured on genetics and mentioned plant breeders, Carruth says, 'I knew I was on my way.'"<ref name="SF Gate">{{cite web |last1=Reddell |first1=Rayford |title=King of the roses / Tom Carruth has created more All-America roses than any other living hybridizer, logging nine in 10 years |url=https://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/article/King-of-the-roses-Tom-Carruth-has-created-more-2533878.php |website=SF Gate |accessdate=30 June 2019}}</ref>
Carruth's first fifteen years were spent in [[Pampa, Texas]]. He knew at an early age that he wanted a career working with flowers. To earn spending money, Carruth sold seeds from the [[Burpee Seeds|Burpee seed company]] to local residents. When he was sixteen, Carruth and his family moved to [[Irving, Texas]], where he discovered a passion for plant biology. "When his teacher lectured on genetics and mentioned plant breeders, Carruth says, 'I knew I was on my way.'"<ref name="SF Gate">{{cite web |last1=Reddell |first1=Rayford |title=King of the roses / Tom Carruth has created more All-America roses than any other living hybridizer, logging nine in 10 years |url=https://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/article/King-of-the-roses-Tom-Carruth-has-created-more-2533878.php |website=SF Gate |accessdate=30 June 2019}}</ref>


Carruth attended the [[University of North Texas]] in [[Denton, Texas]]. He transferred to [[Texas A & M University]] in his junior year where me met J.C. Raulston, a professor in horticulture, who would become Carruth's mentor. Raulston encouraged Carruth to study for an advanced degree. With Raulston's support, Carruth applied for a scholarship and earned a master's degree in [[plant breeding]] two years later in 1976.<ref name="SF Gate" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-06-25|title=The perfect rose: 62 years in the making|url=https://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-col1-perfect-rose-quest-20190625-htmlstory.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-22|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
Carruth attended the [[University of North Texas]] in [[Denton, Texas]]. He transferred to [[Texas A&M University]] in his junior year where me met J.C. Raulston, a professor in horticulture, who would become Carruth's mentor. Raulston encouraged Carruth to study for an advanced degree. With Raulston's support, Carruth applied for a scholarship and earned a master's degree in [[plant breeding]] two years later in 1976.<ref name="SF Gate" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-06-25|title=The perfect rose: 62 years in the making|url=https://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-col1-perfect-rose-quest-20190625-htmlstory.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-22|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 1975, Carruth began his rose breeding career working with hybridizer, Bill Warriner, at [[Jackson & Perkins]] rose nursery. He worked at the company for three years before being hired by Armstrong nursery in southern [[California]]. During his seven years at Armstrong, he worked with hybridizer, Jack Christensen. In 1986, Carruth was offered a position with Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, where he was a sales representative for two years. In 1989 he was promoted to full time garden roses breeder. He worked at Weeks for twenty six years as the chief hybridizer.<ref name="Pacific Horticulture">{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=William |title=Thomas Carruth |url=https://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/thomas-carruth/ |website=Pacific Horticulture Society |accessdate=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
In 1975, Carruth began his rose breeding career working with hybridizer, Bill Warriner, at [[Jackson & Perkins]] rose nursery. He worked at the company for three years before being hired by Armstrong nursery in southern [[California]]. During his seven years at Armstrong, he worked with hybridizer, Jack Christensen. In 1986, Carruth was offered a position with Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, where he was a sales representative for two years. In 1989 he was promoted to full time garden roses breeder. He worked at Weeks for twenty six years as the chief hybridizer.<ref name="Pacific Horticulture">{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=William |title=Thomas Carruth |url=https://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/thomas-carruth/ |website=Pacific Horticulture Society |accessdate=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


In 2012, Carruth announced his retirement. During his forty year career, he is credited with introducing more than 100 roses, including eleven All-America Rose Selections (AARS).<ref name="Nursery mgmt">{{cite web |title=Tom Carruth announces retirement |url=https://www.nurserymag.com/article/tom-carruth-weeks-roses-retirement/ |website=Nursery Management |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> After his retirement, Carruth accepted the position as the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the [[Huntington Library]] in [[San Marino, California]]. The 3-acre rose garden, originally planted in 1908, has more than 4000 rose bushes.<ref name="San Jose Mercury News">{{cite web |title=Rose expert Tom Carruth transforms legendary garden |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/01/14/rose-expert-tom-carruth-transforms-legendary-garden/ |website=San Jose Mercury News |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref>
In 2012, Carruth announced his retirement. During his forty-year career, he is credited with introducing more than 100 roses, including eleven All-America Rose Selections (AARS).<ref name="Nursery mgmt">{{cite web |title=Tom Carruth announces retirement |url=https://www.nurserymag.com/article/tom-carruth-weeks-roses-retirement/ |website=Nursery Management |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> After his retirement, Carruth accepted the position as the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the [[Huntington Library]] in [[San Marino, California]]. The 3-acre rose garden, originally planted in 1908, has more than 4000 rose bushes.<ref name="San Jose Mercury News">{{cite web |title=Rose expert Tom Carruth transforms legendary garden |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/01/14/rose-expert-tom-carruth-transforms-legendary-garden/ |website=San Jose Mercury News |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref>


==Selected roses==
==Selected roses==
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* Stainless Steel, Hybrid tea, (1991)
* Stainless Steel, Hybrid tea, (1991)
* 'Chris Evert', Hybrid tea, (Before 1996)
* 'Chris Evert', Hybrid tea, (Before 1996)
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* [[Rosa 'Rockin Robin'|'Rockin Robin']], Shrub, (1997)
* [[Rosa 'Rockin Robin'|'Rockin Robin']], Shrub, (1997)
* [[Rosa 'Blueberry Hill'|''Blueberry Hill'']], Floribunda (1997)
* [[Rosa 'Blueberry Hill'|''Blueberry Hill'']], Floribunda (1997)
* [[Rosa 'Fourth of July'|'Fourth of July'']], climbing rose, (1999) AARS
* [[Rosa 'Fourth of July'|'Fourth of July'']], climbing rose, (1999), AARS
* [[Rosa 'Betty Boop'|'Betty Boop]], Floribunda, (1999) AARS
* [[Rosa 'Betty Boop'|'Betty Boop]], Floribunda, (1999), AARS
* 'Mellow Yellow', Hybrid tea, (2000)
* 'Mellow Yellow', Hybrid tea, (2000)
* 'Barbra Streisand', Hybrid tea, (2001)
* 'Barbra Streisand', Hybrid tea, (2001)
* ''Ebb Tide', Floribunda, (2001)
* 'Home Run', Shrub, (2001)
* 'Home Run', Shrub, (2001)
* 'Memorial Day', Floribuna, (2001), AARS
* 'Memorial Day', Floribuna, (2001), AARS
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* [[Rosa 'Hot Cocoa'|'Hot Cocoa']], Floribunda, (2002), AARS
* 'Marilyn Monroe', Hybrid tea, (2002)
* 'Marilyn Monroe', Hybrid tea, (2002)
* [[Rosa 'About Face'|'About Face']], Floribunda, (2003), AARS
* 'Della Reese', Hybrid tea, (2003)
* 'Della Reese', Hybrid tea, (2003)
* [[Rosa 'Hot Cocoa'|'Hot Cocoa']], Floribunda, (2002), AARS
* [[Julia Child rose|'Julia Child']], Floribunda, (2004), AARS
* [[Rosa 'About Face'|'About Face']], Floribunda, (2005), AARS
* [[Rosa 'Wild Blue Yonder'|'Wild Blue Yonder']], Grandiflora, (2004), AARS
* 'Strike It Rich', Grandiflora, (2005), AARS
* 'Strike It Rich', Grandiflora, (2005), AARS
* [[Julia Child rose|'Julia Child']], Floribunda, (2006), AARS
* [[Rosa 'Cinco de Mayo'|'Cinco de Mayo']], Floribunda, (2006), AARS
* [[Rosa 'Wild Blue Yonder'|'Wild Blue Yonder']], Grandiflora, (2006), AARS
* '[[Rosa 'Rock & Roll'|'Rock and Roll']], Grandiflora, (2006)
* 'Pink Home Run', Shrub, (2007)
* 'Pink Home Run', Shrub, (2007)
* '[[Rosa 'Rock & Roll'|'Rock and Roll']], Grandiflora, (2007)
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* [[Rosa 'Cinco de Mayo'|'Cinco de Mayo']], Floribunda, (2009), AARS
* 'Neil Diamond', Hybrid tea, (Before 2011)
* 'Neil Diamond', Hybrid tea, (Before 2011)
* 'Watercolors Home Run', Shrub, (2012)<ref name="Help me find Carruth roses">{{cite web |title=Tom Carruth:Plants Bred |url=https://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=7.5956&tab=21 |website=Help me find roses |access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref>
* 'Watercolors Home Run', Shrub, (2012)
* 'Twilight Zone', Grandiflora, (2012)
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


==Rose gallery==
==Rose gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=140px heights="150px" perrow="5">
<gallery mode=packed heights=140px heights="150px" perrow="5">
Rose,George_Burns,%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9,%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8_%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA,_(8179158542).jpg|'George Burns', (1996)
Rosa-rockinrobin.jpg|'Rockin Robbin', (1997)
Rosa-rockinrobin.jpg|'Rockin Robbin', (1997)
Blueberry_Hill_(4264948904).jpg|'Blueberry Hill', (1997)
Blueberry_Hill_(4264948904).jpg|'Blueberry Hill', (1997)
Rosa_mellow_yellow.jpg|'Mellow Yellow', (2000)
Rosa_mellow_yellow.jpg|'Mellow Yellow', (2000)
The_%22Marilyn_Monroe%22_rose_(8624096100)_(3)_(cropped).jpg|'Marilyn Monroe', (2002)
The_%22Marilyn_Monroe%22_rose_(8624096100)_(3)_(cropped).jpg|'Marilyn Monroe', (2002)
Rock_%26_Roll_rose.jpg|'Rock & Roll', (2006)
</gallery>
</gallery>

==See also==
==See also==
*[[Garden roses]]
*[[Garden roses]]

Latest revision as of 21:40, 29 October 2023

'George Burns', Tom Carruth, 1996

Tom Carruth is an American rose hybridizer, who has created more than 100 rose varieties, including eleven All-America Rose Selections (AARS). He is currently the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.

Early life and education

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Carruth's first fifteen years were spent in Pampa, Texas. He knew at an early age that he wanted a career working with flowers. To earn spending money, Carruth sold seeds from the Burpee seed company to local residents. When he was sixteen, Carruth and his family moved to Irving, Texas, where he discovered a passion for plant biology. "When his teacher lectured on genetics and mentioned plant breeders, Carruth says, 'I knew I was on my way.'"[1]

Carruth attended the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. He transferred to Texas A&M University in his junior year where me met J.C. Raulston, a professor in horticulture, who would become Carruth's mentor. Raulston encouraged Carruth to study for an advanced degree. With Raulston's support, Carruth applied for a scholarship and earned a master's degree in plant breeding two years later in 1976.[1][2]

Career

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In 1975, Carruth began his rose breeding career working with hybridizer, Bill Warriner, at Jackson & Perkins rose nursery. He worked at the company for three years before being hired by Armstrong nursery in southern California. During his seven years at Armstrong, he worked with hybridizer, Jack Christensen. In 1986, Carruth was offered a position with Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, where he was a sales representative for two years. In 1989 he was promoted to full time garden roses breeder. He worked at Weeks for twenty six years as the chief hybridizer.[3][2]

In 2012, Carruth announced his retirement. During his forty-year career, he is credited with introducing more than 100 roses, including eleven All-America Rose Selections (AARS).[4] After his retirement, Carruth accepted the position as the E.L. and Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collections at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. The 3-acre rose garden, originally planted in 1908, has more than 4000 rose bushes.[5]

Selected roses

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  • Stainless Steel, Hybrid tea, (1991)
  • 'Chris Evert', Hybrid tea, (Before 1996)
  • 'George Burns', Floribunda, (1996)
  • 'Scentimental', Floribunda, (1996), AARS
  • 'Rockin Robin', Shrub, (1997)
  • Blueberry Hill, Floribunda (1997)
  • 'Fourth of July, climbing rose, (1999), AARS
  • 'Betty Boop, Floribunda, (1999), AARS
  • 'Mellow Yellow', Hybrid tea, (2000)
  • 'Barbra Streisand', Hybrid tea, (2001)
  • Ebb Tide', Floribunda, (2001)
  • 'Home Run', Shrub, (2001)
  • 'Memorial Day', Floribuna, (2001), AARS
  • 'Hot Cocoa', Floribunda, (2002), AARS
  • 'Marilyn Monroe', Hybrid tea, (2002)
  • 'About Face', Floribunda, (2003), AARS
  • 'Della Reese', Hybrid tea, (2003)
  • 'Julia Child', Floribunda, (2004), AARS
  • 'Wild Blue Yonder', Grandiflora, (2004), AARS
  • 'Strike It Rich', Grandiflora, (2005), AARS
  • 'Cinco de Mayo', Floribunda, (2006), AARS
  • ''Rock and Roll', Grandiflora, (2006)
  • 'Pink Home Run', Shrub, (2007)
  • 'Neil Diamond', Hybrid tea, (Before 2011)
  • 'Watercolors Home Run', Shrub, (2012)[6]
  • 'Twilight Zone', Grandiflora, (2012)
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  • 'Rockin Robbin', (1997)
    'Rockin Robbin', (1997)
  • 'Blueberry Hill', (1997)
    'Blueberry Hill', (1997)
  • 'Mellow Yellow', (2000)
    'Mellow Yellow', (2000)
  • 'Marilyn Monroe', (2002)
    'Marilyn Monroe', (2002)
  • 'Rock & Roll', (2006)
    'Rock & Roll', (2006)

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b Reddell, Rayford. "King of the roses / Tom Carruth has created more All-America roses than any other living hybridizer, logging nine in 10 years". SF Gate. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "The perfect rose: 62 years in the making". Los Angeles Times. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  3. ^ Grant, William. "Thomas Carruth". Pacific Horticulture Society. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Tom Carruth announces retirement". Nursery Management. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Rose expert Tom Carruth transforms legendary garden". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Tom Carruth:Plants Bred". Help me find roses. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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