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Tree ID....

DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128
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Evening all,

Whilst walking the dog I happened upon an oak tree with a very weird looking fruit type bud thingy...I'm guessing it may not be an oak but sure looked like one. Can anyone give me the definitive?

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    An oak artichoke gall according to Google

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128
    Cheers Pete, much appreciated. An expert was telling me it wasn't an oak!
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I wish I hadn't mentioned it was Google now :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128
    I wish I had looked online first.... 🤪
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    But you did!  Just on a gardening forum instead of google.

    Glad you did too @DAN WILSON as I've never heard of an artichoke gall on an oak, or anywhere else.  
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128
    Nope, me neither. I got hold of some Holm Oak and am turning some bowls from it,  and I thought it might be a another strange type of Oak. Holm Oak is so tough, it's like tagliatelle made of steel!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Here's some info about it 
    https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/artichoke-gall-wasp-0
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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