Many gymnosperms especially those in the cypress family are affected by the fungal pathogen - Phomopsis juniperovora. Species most commonly affected include eastern red cedar, and the savin, creeping, READ MORE http://urbanext.illinois.edu/focus/phomopsis.cfm
Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet
Plant Pathology
2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1087
Phomopsis and Kabatina Tip Blights of Junipers
HYG-3056-96
Stephen Nameth
C. Wayne READ MORE http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3056.html