IF this helps anyone, The plant seemed to become affected with this as soon as I planted it in the ground.
At the nursery it had signs of this but it was not this bad.
I cut off the effected branches and hoped for the best, But is has returned , all over the the plants new growth.
I’m going to call the nursery tomorrow and try and see where these plants came from, because Myrtle rust seems to be an Australia based issue. And im leaning toward that could be what this is.
Especially since it came back. But I am hoping OG has some ideas <3 thanks
Try copper. I’ve used it on my fig trees that are susceptible to a similar rust in my climate and it worked pretty well as a preventative. Not so much after the outbreak but you may be able to prevent it from spreading.