After last season’s drought, I know I shouldn’t complain about rain but come on — give me a break! The earlier part of this past week has been brutal if you prefer the sun. However, we need the water ...

April showers bring May flowers…and also the blooms of cedar apple rust. As you drive around the county, keep your eyes peeled for the distinctive orange fruiting bodies of cedar apple rust that can ...

Cedar-apple rust is one of several plant diseases that are all caused by different species of a fungus called gymnosporangium. All of these diseases are referred to as gymnosporangium rust diseases.

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 ...

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 ...