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| I have a lot of small branches coming off my tree with a growth of some sort on them. Attached is a picture. Any ideas what it is, and what I should do about it?
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| What kind of tree is it? It looks like some kind of fungal knot, sort of like black knot of Prunus. Although it is kind of smooth looking, not as gnarly and rough as Black Knot. The basic treatment is prune out, and possibly follow with a preventative spray program next year. But that will depend on the exact ID of the causative organism, and we would need more information first. |
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- Posted by Dzitmoidonc 6 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 16:27
| I agree. A Prunus with Black Knot photographed in bright light. I bet a draught it is a Cherry. |
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| I'm new to home ownership and taking care of trees, so I have no idea what type of tree it is. What is the best way to figure that out? Thanks |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 19:01
| picture of the whole.. and a leaf .. and fruit of any ... it doesnt matter.. i will google the answer for you and they already told you to cut it all off ... flip to the SEARCH side of google for 104 thousands sites related to such .. if the leaves are purple.. its an ornamental purple plum ... but there are a lot of prunus ornamental plants ... and a lot of fruit trees also ... depending where you are on the landscape.. this is most likely.. one plant.. you ought to think long and hard about just getting rid of it... most are short lived carp trees.. and once they get this.. it will be there forever ... and if you wait long enough.. they will also get gumosis ... simply replace the word in google .. trust me.. everything that came with a new house.. is NOT worth saving ... do NOT do what i did.. and 'save' everything.. wasting 5 to 10 years.. on basically useless carp ... lol ken
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Here is a link that might be useful: link
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| Ken, thanks so much for the help. Here are a couple of pics (sorry for the quality of this one!)... |
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| Ken, Here is another picture of the base of the tree |
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| Ken, Here is the third picture of the leaves. We had a pretty big branch come down last night in a storm. |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 20:15
| So we've got a red oak, not Prunus of some kind. And I thought the twigs looked like ash! Research "fungal knots on oak" or something similar. Off the top, I'm not aware of any such condition. Seeing now that it is a red oak, and apparently a pretty decent one if a little thin, I'll double the draught bet that this is not a serious condition. +oM |
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| Hmmmm, looks like it might be galls. Here is an article I found about it: http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/galls-oak It says it should pose a problem, but I have a ton of small broken branches in my yard. Anyone have experience with galls? Thanks again to everyone for the help. |
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| Sorry, meant to say it should NOT pose a problem. |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Sun, Jul 29, 12 at 23:10
| Yep, a type of gall. These almost never cause any real trouble. +oM |
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- Posted by akamainegrower none (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 5:58
| Oak galls are common and basically harmless to the tree. For more than 700 years ink was made from the tannic acid in the galls plus ferrous sulfate and various binders. Medieval manuscripts from the 12th century used this kind of ink and it remained commercially available right into the early years of the 20th century. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 12 at 9:00
| your problem.. is squirrels ... ignore the gall ... especially since there is nothing to do with that sized tree ... consider them cosmetic ... cant tell from the first pic.. but if the twig ends are cleanly cut.. as in a rodent biting them off .... then it is squirrels.. this type of thing is very common as we move toward fall.. and the tree rats start building nests to winter over in ... have you seen them??? am i close?? ... i have never known a squirrel population to ignore an acorn machine that big ... boy ... an proper ID.. sure changed the flavor of this post.. didnt it ... ken |
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