Hello! I see a lot of spells utilizing rose thorns, which is great! Rose thorns are inherently protective, and have loads of uses. BUT, I’ve got a quick PSA.
Please remove the branch BEFORE you harvest your thorns, if you are not already doing so. If you only remove the thorns, you open your rosebush up to the possibility of infection from all of its new wounds. If your rose bush gets a fungal infection on that limb, why, it’ll need to be removed anyway.
Rose limbs can be easily removed by using a pair of sharp, clean pruners, and making a 45 degree angle cut, sloping away from and roughly ¼" above an OUTWARD facing bud or leaf union. I know that seems complicated, but I promise, it’s not. It’s just specific.Happy witching!
Church of the Morningstar 