Go for it. I think, you will be fine but you won't know till you grow. That is my theory :)

Someone did ask recently that question but I can't find it. About air rooting a sucker and wondering about viruses also. Hope you can find that thread. Malcolm Manners answer it.

I wish I knew way early about your thread Bec I was talking to Geoff from Cool Roses who grows Fortuniana and trying to ask him something. He is waiting for them to grow before he starts to do budding again.

Good luck and I hope someone will answer your question better about viruses.

Jin

I'm not sure about now, but in previous years, all of Nelson's plants have had rose mosaic. I thought they were cleaning it up, but don't know how that progressed. Fortuniana is nearly always completely symptomless. But if infected, it will pass the virus to any scion you put on it.

Did you contact Nelson's roses?

I did, way back when I first got her, but didn’t get a response. Thank you for reminding me to try again!

I did get an email back from Nelson’s yesterday, assuring me that all their rootstock is virus-free.