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  • From: Jay Woods <woodsjay@cox.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Cedar rust and apples
  • Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 19:27:20 -0500

On Saturday, September 04, 2010 05:18:33 pm Cory Brennan wrote:
> Thanks Jay, we're researching rust resistant apple trees and various
> natural remedies/preventions. Of course, healthy soil is top of our
> list. Cedar trees and currants are an essential part of our design,
> and we also want an apple orchard so we will just need to learn to
> coexist with it all.

Coexistence is my solution. I plant all three (Eastern Red Cedar -
Apples/Crab Apples/Hawthorn, Common Barberry - wheat/oats/rye, and
Golden Currant - White Pine/Ponderosa/Korean). If the cultivar can't
hold up, it goes to the wall.
>
> C
>
> --- On Sat, 9/4/10, Jay Woods <woodsjay@cox.net> wrote:
> > From: Jay Woods <woodsjay@cox.net>
> > Subject: Re: [permaculture] Cedar rust and apples
> > To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:01 PM
> > On Saturday, September 04, 2010
> >
> > 02:34:32 pm Cory Brennan wrote:
> > > Someone just advised me that if I plant cedars within
> >
> > a mile of my
> >
> > > apple orchard I will get cedar rust in the apple
> >
> > trees. Anybody have
> >
> > > experience with this or remedy? This is a new one for
> >
> > me, have never
> >
> > > dealt with apples and cedar together. We would like
> >
> > both trees on
> >
> > > our 20 acres...
> >
> > The writeup on Wikipedia is good.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_apple_rust
> >
> > You should probably also read about barberry-wheat rust and
> > currant-
> > white pine rust while you are at it.
> >
> > > Cory
> > >
> > >
> > >
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