We do have peaches, and apricots, and plums, and cherries, but there were
ancient apple trees on the farm which are all infected and we've planted
about 6 which are supposed to be cedar rust resistant but are not.
Thanks,
Tina
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Charles Geilfuss <
charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Fascinating. There are lots of Eastern Red Cedar around here (easily a
> dozen in my back yard) but I've never seen this fungus. But there are no
> apple trees for miles; the coastal climate is not very kind to them. Tina,
> it is probably too late to switch to peaches.
>
> Charlie
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > PESO:
> >
> > It started to rain yesteday afternoon, after we had finished planting 75
> > tomato plants! The rain brings out the cedar rust on all of the cedar
> > trees around here:
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/149915885
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/149915887
> >
> > The cedar rust sends out spores that infect the apple trees with a
> fungus.
> > The only cure is to cut down all of the cedar trees within a 4 mile
> > radius. We plan to cut the ones on our farm but will have to spray the
> > apple trees to prevent the fungus from other cedar trees from infecting
> > them :-( There are cedar resistent apple trees, but they aren't totally
> > successful in the face of this much rust!!
> >
> > It's the weirdest looking stuff I've ever seen and I had never seen it
> > before we moved here.
> >
> > C&C and suggestions greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Tina
> >
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