K-State Research and Extension

Conifer [ koh-nuh-fer ] noun -

any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scale-like leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit. (Merriam-Webster definition)

Common species in Kansas include: Cedar, Fir, Cypress, Spruce, Pine, Juniper, Yew, and Arborvitae. 

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Publications

Junipers

Arborvitae Needle Drop

Arborvitae Seiridium Canker

Bagworms

Botryosphaeria Canker of Juniper

Brown Discoloration of Junipers

Cedar Apple Rust

Cercospora Needle Blight of Juniper

Kabatina Tip Blight

Phomopsis Tip Blight of Juniper

Webworm

Spruce

Needle Drop and Twig Dieback of Blue Spruce

Rhizosphaera needlecast of Spruce

Spruce Spider Mite

Winter Damage