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mygypsyrose
Browns Mills, NJ
(Zone 6b)
May 4, 2008
10:43 PM Post #4907389
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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
10:47 PM Post #4907413
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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
10:52 PM Post #4907438
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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 José de la Monta
(Costa Rica)
May 4, 2008
10:57 PM Post #4907472
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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
11:04 PM Post #4907512
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Here it is vanillaman, Juniper-Apple Rust:
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charlenesplants
Buffalo, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 4, 2008
11:16 PM Post #4907593
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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 José de la Monta
(Costa Rica)
May 5, 2008
12:51 AM Post #4907936
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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
11:16 PM Post #4917348
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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
11:34 PM Post #4917431
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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
12:03 AM Post #4927243
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Thankyou very much! |
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