Strange goings on?

[SJH]

Found this strange shoot growing from a Privet hedge today, the rest of the hedge was full of normal growth but this one really stood out.

 

 

I dont ever think I have seen this before and was wondering if anyone knew what has caused it.

It reminded me of a scart lead the way it was growing together.

 

 

The stem was round as normal but it then became flat.

 

 

Any ideas?

Edited July 7, 2010 by SJH

[chaffey]

I believe it's a condition called fasciation:biggrin:

[Arbgirl]

I agree its fasciation - I dont think any one disease/reason has been agreed as the cause, but many people favour bacteria I think?

 

I know of a willow that keeps doing this - throws out sheperds crook shape flattened huge stems

[janey]

Nice bit of fasciation. I've never seen it in Ligustrum before.

[SJH]

Thanks for that Chaffey, Arbgirl and Janey I'll be on the look out for it more now.

[nepia]

Found a whole patch of oxeye daisies doing that on the north coast of Scotland (Scrabster) some years ago; we called them Dounreay Daisies.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I do like a bit of fasciation,

[David Humphries]

Fasciated Cherry.

 

 

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[Matthew Arnold]

I've noticed that on Dandelions and Ox-eye Daisy's too. Some type of gall or canker?

[Lorry thompson]

Something else I've learned from here always wondered what that was cheers all:thumbup: