Or, put it a different way, is quince rust a death sentence for a quince tree?
I've planted this quince tree 5 years ago, ordered online from some nursery I cannot remember the name of. The next year the rust started to appear. Sorry, I don't have a picture of the actual quince rust "in bloom" so to speak, but these pictures I'm posting represent what it actually does to the tree.
[IMG]Last year before dropping leaves in the fall it looked as if I was able to cut off any branch with rust but this year, as soon as the tree bloomed, the rust had reappeared and attacked the young fruits and subsequently the branches so aggressively that I'm ready to give up on it.
So, I'd like to hear the collective wisdom of this esteemed group of people: is quince rust even curable? What remedies do you think work, if any? Severe pruning, some special kind of fungicide, a very strict fungicide application schedule, anything else?
I'd appreciate any advise or comment!