cjnspecial ArboristSite Guru Joined Dec 1, 2007 Messages 900 Reaction score 175 Location Louisiana Oct 2, 2014 #1 What is this?
jomoco Tree Freak Joined Oct 4, 2006 Messages 16,184 Reaction score 4,650 Location San Diego CA Oct 2, 2014 #2 I suspect that's a female live oak flower, rather than the long stringy male catkin flower. http://sptreefarm.com/interesting-facts-about-live-oak-trees.html jomoco
I suspect that's a female live oak flower, rather than the long stringy male catkin flower. http://sptreefarm.com/interesting-facts-about-live-oak-trees.html jomoco
cjnspecial ArboristSite Guru Joined Dec 1, 2007 Messages 900 Reaction score 175 Location Louisiana Oct 2, 2014 #3 I don't remember there being so many in years past and the 3 that have the most of these have not put on any new growth this year. Just worried it's some kind of parasite.
I don't remember there being so many in years past and the 3 that have the most of these have not put on any new growth this year. Just worried it's some kind of parasite.
Raintree Penguins are tasty . AS Supporting Member. Joined Jun 3, 2012 Messages 4,032 Reaction score 7,246 Location TN Oct 2, 2014 #4 Looks to me like a leafy oak gall from a wasp, possible Andricus quercusfoliatus.
sb47 Addicted to ArboristSite . AS Supporting Member. Joined Jun 15, 2011 Messages 7,473 Reaction score 12,845 Location Texas Oct 23, 2014 #5 How old and how big is the tree? How many nods that look like that are there on the tree.