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What are the orange bumps on my serviceberry tree?
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Asked June 08, 2024, 10:27 PM EDT
What are the orange bumps on my serviceberry tree?
Multnomah County Oregon
Expert Response
Some of these questions are easy especially when we get a good image to go with it. Your Amelanchier (service berry) has a rust fungus. It is an interesting disease in that it takes two hosts to complete its life cycle. The spores to infect your tree come from a conifer somewhere in the area. Likely a Incense Cedar tree. The spores from your tree will then infect the cedar and around it goes. You read more about it here: https://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/serviceberry-amelanchier-spp-rust