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Our Pear Tree is Sick

Written by Liz Published on June 29, 2016 in garden

What a shame! After nearly 8 years, and countless good harvests, sometimes of 150 pears or more, our pear tree is dying.

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It is, it turns out, cedar apple rust.

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And some bugs, too.

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It’s beyond upsetting.

 

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