Cedar-apple rust is a fungal disease that requires both a Rosaceaous host (such as apple) and a cedar host (such as Eastern red cedar). On apples, bright orange-yellow lesions are first visible after ...

Q: I have two apple trees in my yard that have recently developed orange specks on the leaves and started dropping young apples. Chase Weber, Braselton A: I’m confident you are seeing the signs of ...

You’ve probably seen it before and done a double take. After a good spring rain, your juniper is suddenly covered in what looks like tiny, bright orange sea creatures clinging to every branch. It’s ...

QUESTION: Does cedar apple rust actually harm the cedar tree or is it just unsightly? We planted a crabapple tree nearby a few years ago, and now the cedar has a lot of those rust galls. If the rust ...

With our recent rainy weather, you may have noticed bright orange orbs with gelatinous tendrils on our native eastern red cedar and ornamental cedars (Juniperus spp.). These are the galls of the cedar ...

I got an email last week with a couple of photos about cedar trees. The trees had some kind of orange slimy growth and the person was afraid it was going to kill the trees. The cedars are 25 years old ...

Cedar-apple rust is a fungal disease that requires both a Rosaceaous host (such as apple) and a cedar host (such as Eastern red cedar). On apples, bright orange-yellow lesions are first visible after ...