Terry,

Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out. We have hundreds of cedar trees on the acreage on three sides of our property and in general we are surrounded by miles and miles of cedar trees, so I have serious doubts that even a cedar rust-resistant variety would do well here. On some of the property near us, the cedars are about as thick as grass. On the other hand, I'd really love to be able to make apple pie jam, applesauce and apple pie filling from our own apples.

My friend who grows apples about a half-mile from us is in his own sheltered little valley and never has cedar apple rust, so who knows? Maybe I might get as lucky as he has been with his trees. I asked him what kind he grew and he just said "pie apple". He does have to play a radio at night to keep the deer away from the trees. The deer jump the fence and get into the veggie garden, but they don't touch his apple trees.

Dawn