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| mygypsyrose Browns Mills, NJ Zone 6b May 4, 2008 | I don't even know if this is the proper place to ask, but since I have know idea what this is, I thought I'd start here :-). It's about the size of a golf ball, on a conifer. Please and Thanks! Andrea
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| charlenesplants Buffalo, TX Zone 8b May 4, 2008 | It looks like something from a science fiction movie. Kinda scary! LOL It looks kind of like a cypress seed, but much larger. I hope you find out before the invasion gets serious. You haven't seen any little green men have you? Charlene |
| mygypsyrose Browns Mills, NJ Zone 6b May 4, 2008 | Lol! I didn't know that cypress had a seed 'capsule'. there are 3 of these on the tree/shrub. I wonder if that is what it is. |
| vanillaman San Gerardo de Rivas (CR) Zone 11 May 4, 2008 | I think it's a type of gall. Somebody recently had the same thing. I'll go try to find it for you gypsy! |
| claypa West Pottsgrove, PA Zone 6b May 4, 2008 | Here it is vanillaman, Juniper-Apple Rust: [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] |
| charlenesplants Buffalo, TX Zone 8b May 4, 2008 | Here is a couple photos of cypress cones. It may have started out as a cone and then the aliens attacked it.
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| vanillaman San Gerardo de Rivas (CR) Zone 11 May 5, 2008 | Yes, that's the one claypa. I got busy and forgot to look. It sure looks creepy lol! |
| mygypsyrose Browns Mills, NJ Zone 6b May 6, 2008 | Oh, ewwww. How do I take care of this? Do I just cut them off and that's it? Or do I have to spray it with something. Thanks for all you answers! Andrea |
| claypa West Pottsgrove, PA Zone 6b May 6, 2008 | It probably won't hurt the juniper (yes, just cut it off), but that gall is releasing spores that could infect apples and crabs. Try a search for cedar-apple rust. The fungus alternates between apples and junipers, but people still (mistakenly) call them "cedars". |
| mygypsyrose Browns Mills, NJ Zone 6b May 9, 2008 | Thankyou very much! |
