Growing apples in your own backyard sounds fun and satisfying, however, before planting apple trees, consider the growing ...

Abstract: 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 ...

Hello, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. One state extension service got this query from a caller – “Help, aliens have landed in my yard and left orange, slimy blobs in my ...

Q: My young serviceberry tree has lumpy, dark swellings on the twigs. When I checked my flowering plum tree, it looked worse, with the same symptoms. Is this a spreading disease, and how do I control ...

Do not plant black walnuts, eastern red cedars, junipers, and hawthorns near apple trees. Avoid planting tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, brassicas, and root vegetables near apples. Sunflowers nearby also ...

Ever notice your socks and shoes turning orange after walking through a patch of grass, if you have it may have a common fungal disease called rust. Rust shows up on turf and ornamental grasses in ...

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.

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 ...

July was wet, stormy and hot. End of story. But really, some farms received excessive amounts of rain all at once that left them with temporary flooding conditions that was then combined with days of ...

With fruit industry leaders currently lamenting apple overproduction, American Fruit Grower asked apple (and pear) growers to identify the varieties they have been removing and those they are adding.

One of the oddities that nature throws our way in late June is the rusty-orange dust that sometimes mysteriously shows up on cars and walkways under trees. The powdery substance is usually from spores ...