Gall?

[Xerxses]

A friend sent me this rather poor pic asking for advice. I have bot seen this before, but I assume it is some sort of gall?!? Enlighten me you in the know... ;-)

[David Humphries]

Oak apple gall Tobias.

 

fairly common here.

 

 

 

caused by larva of a gall wasp

 

 

 

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Edited June 2, 2011 by Monkey-D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tobias!

 

go stand in the corner with your hands on yer head!

 

just teasing mate, plant some oaks up your way dude.

[janey]

just teasing mate, plant some oaks up your way dude.

 

I don't think the OPM need any more fodder over that aways

 

Are there any restrictions on planting oaks in Sweden, either in guideline or legislature because of OPM?

[Xerxses]

allrith!!! I told you I have never seen this! I've seen oakapplegalls but they were smaller and with a reddish tint, I assumed they were similar but not the same. We do have oaks here but not gallapples as far as I'm aware of yet. Opm is not a problem as far as I'm aware... I'll show you a nice oak I befriended last week...

[Xerxses]

Actually I have never seen any on twigs before, only on the underside of leafs...

[Xerxses]

I don't think the OPM need any more fodder over that aways

 

Are there any restrictions on planting oaks in Sweden, either in guideline or legislature because of OPM?

 

The only Opm:s that have been recorded is in the very south and only about five locations.