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. It is, it turns out, cedar apple rust. And some bugs, too. It’s beyond upsetting. Related posts: Pear Harvest: It’s a Good Year The Farm’s First Pear Harvest Pear Upside Down Cake A Tree Comes Down in Nyack