Cool Sphaeroblast

[RobArb]

Found this underneath an alder on a FC site in salford

 

any suggestions on how to make it look prettier than it does?

[slack ma girdle]

some vigorous buffing should bring out the best of it.

[RobArb]

buff it with what?

[Mozza]

buff it with what?

 

Elbow grease?? haha

[hazzygawa]

Sorry for my ignorance but what is it?

[wisewood]

That is very cool Rob, I'm jealous, what a great find.

Some info on them on here

Woodwose Carving: Sphaeroblast Carving Jan 2009

 

Sand it down to a wet and dry then oil or wax and buff.

[wisewood]

Hi Rob, I have to admit I'd never heard of these things before this thread.

I found quite a lot on some trees today, also alder I think.

Are they common on certain tree species? and what do you think causes them?

Here's my finds today.

[RobArb]

Yes they seem to be common on alder, especially in a woodland situation, they grow on beech often too

 

I think it's a bit like a benign tumour, a bud thats gone wrong and puts down layers of bark each year, completely harmless... And cool:thumbup:

 

Apparently there's someone that carves things in them

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[elicokiz]

Hi folks

 

Seeing as Rob found this on the floor beneath a tree got me thinking, do these things detach themselves when they get to a particular size? can they be detached without wounding the tree or do they leave an open wound which may lead to decay??

 

regards

Dave

 

p.s the carving is awesome must be influenced by chinese/ japanese minitures?

[Matthew Arnold]

Found a monster on a Blackthorn today. The stem is only 14mm in diametre.