Funny growth on Oak Leaves.

Mycroft H · 29-09-2014 10:20PM #1

Howyas folks.

Back at the parents place helping about and I spotted a funny growth on one of the Oak trees.

Tree is about ~15 years old.

Anyone identify it? My googling skills are only returning acorns.

foxylock · 29-09-2014 10:36PM

Mycroft H wrote: »

Howyas folks.

Back at the parents place helping about and I spotted a funny growth on one of the Oak trees.

Tree is about ~15 years old.

Anyone identify it? My googling skills are only returning acorns.

they look like cheerios!!!! Try the forestry section some whizz kids over there....

Genghis Cant · 29-09-2014 10:38PM

I think, Oak Leaf Gall. Caused by the Gall Wasp. Spangle Gall I see their called.

You'd often see the larger round "Oak Apples" too, which are also a gall.

Greengrass1 · 29-09-2014 10:50PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I think, Oak Leaf Gall. Caused by the Gall Wasp. Spangle Gall I see their called.

You'd often see the larger round "Oak Apples" too, which are also a gall.

Always a few of those oak apples around here with a hole exiting them

Mycroft H · 29-09-2014 10:59PM

Apologies mods, missed the Forestry section. Posted this on the phone.

Ahh I was thinking along the lines of Oak Apples.

Genghis Cant · 29-09-2014 11:03PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Always a few of those oak apples around here with a hole exiting them

I see a few different types of galls in my travels. A smaller marble gall is common near me. Different species of gall wasps are responsible for different galls.
There's lovely looking galls out at the moment on the dog rose bushes. We planted rose through a whitethorn hedge and it's full of them. Also called Robins Pincushion.

Kovu · 29-09-2014 11:08PM

My googling skills bring me to 'Silk button spangle galls produced by the silk button spangle gall wasp'

Christ they look disgusting though:eek:

Funny growth on Oak Leaves.

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