Infected trees develop circular rings on the leaves and orangish horned growths on the young fruits, which drop the rusty-orange powder onto surfaces below. Ohioans who reported raining infections ...

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.

Wet weather leads to rust complex for some plants Symptoms include leaf spots and black dots on the fruit surface. Cedar apple rust on Juniperus virginiana (Eastern red cedar). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ...

Juniper Apple Rust, also known as Cedar-Apple Rust, is a fungal disease caused by Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae. The disease requires two hosts, primarily Eastern red cedars and apple trees, to ...

Break the cycle by not having a vulnerable host, and you prevent rust infection. While that sounds simple, Eastern redcedar trees are very abundant in Maryland.

There are several different types of rust fungus that occur in our area. Each infects more rose-family plants than the one in their common name (for example, cedar-apple rust infects more than ...

Trees make wonderful additions to your yard, but sometimes their removal becomes necessary. From disease to limb loss, here are signs they should be cut down.

Taylor juniper trees are great for filling in small, narrow spaces in yards and along walkways. These are common mistakes ...

Because of confusion with common names, like the eastern red cedar, some references refer to other names for the fungal infections such as juniper-apple rust or American hawthorn rust. Northern ...