It's about that time of year! Have you noticed any strange looking orange blobs on red cedar trees? Those are mature cedar apple rust galls! Cedar apple rust is a very interesting plant disease that needs two hosts to complete its lifecycle--the red cedar and an apple tree! In spring, galls formed on the red cedar produce long orange spore horns. Spores are then blown to apple leaves, creating leaf spots. To learn more about cedar apple rust with Mary Ann Hansen, Virginia Cooperative Extension p