It Looked Like Wet Noodles on a Tree. The Truth Made My Blood Run Cold (3 of 3)

The orange ribbons weren’t just clinging to the tree anymore. They were reaching out—long, dripping strands stretching from one branch to another, weaving the pines together in a grotesque web.

The trees looked bound. Strangled. Alive.

I shut the blinds and haven’t looked out there since.

But here’s the truth you need to know: if you see those orange growths in your yard, don’t ignore them. Don’t laugh it off like I did. Cronartium conigenum isn’t just fungus. It’s an invasion. A warning. And once it arrives, it doesn’t leave…