Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

I got an email last week with a couple of photos about cedar trees. The trees had some kind of orange slimy growth and the person was afraid it was going to kill the trees. The cedars are 25 years old ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. An example of cedar apple rust gall Q • What are the strange, brown, globular growths on my juniper? Cedar-apple rust ...

QUESTION: Does cedar apple rust actually harm the cedar tree or is it just unsightly? We planted a crabapple tree nearby a few years ago, and now the cedar has a lot of those rust galls. If the rust ...

Cedars have a thing for apples. Apples have a thing for cedars. And when it rains, it shows. Cedar-apple rust is something that likely is showing after rains of recent weeks. Skiatook naturalist David ...

I was recently sent a photo of what looked like some sort of alien growth on a cedar tree, described by the proud owner of this tree as gelatinous tree anemones. This is an apt description as they do ...

Many homeowners have been startled this spring by strange growths on juniper trees, sprouting orange tentacles like miniature sea anemones. The orange growths are nothing new, according to Sharon ...

Cedar apple rust is a fungal pathogen that gets its name from a life cycle infecting cedar trees, then plants in the Rose family and back again. This year, spring weather conditions promoted the ...

I was recently sent a photo of what looked like some sort of alien growth on a cedar tree, described by the proud owner of this tree as gelatinous tree anemones. This is an apt description as they do ...