Cedar apple rust is a fungal pathogen that gets its name from a life cycle infecting cedar trees, then plants in the Rose family and back again. This year, spring weather conditions promoted the ...

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 ...

Shown here is an intimidating and odd-looking fungal growth attached to a cedar branch. It is called cedar apple rust. The airborne spores growing on the leaves and fruit of an apple tree will infect ...

Cedars have a thing for apples. Apples have a thing for cedars. And when it rains, it shows. Cedar-apple rust is something that likely is showing after rains of recent weeks. Skiatook naturalist David ...

The leaves of my apple tree have odd spots on them. What is this and what can I do about it? Although there are other possibilities, cedar-apple rust is a possibility, given your description, the wet ...

Q: My eastern red cedar has a type of pod growing on several of the stems. This growth occurs in much smaller numbers on some of the other trees. This particular tree appears to be stressed with green ...

Image of the Day: Cedar-apple Rust Wind shuttles spores released from a gall on an apple tree to a cedar tree in order to complete the life cycle of the devastating cedar-apple rust.

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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. An example of cedar apple rust gall Q • What are the strange, brown, globular growths on my juniper? Cedar-apple rust ...

Question: There are two large Juniper trees in my front yard with an orange gelatinous structure with tentacles on it. They look like they are from outer space. What are they and how do I get rid of ...

Of late, I have been reflecting on a song from my childhood. The song begins with the lyrics, “Life is not a highway strewn with flowers. Still it holds a goodly share of bliss. When the sun gives way ...