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Sun, Aug 10, 08 at 14:15
| My daughter found what looked to be an oak apple gall under our Chestnut Oak this morning. My son found another a short time later.
It reminded me of a small red potato in terms of shape, size, and weight. Skin was mottled like the other galls I have found, with a slightly papery, shiny appearance, almost like a red potato skin but waxier and not peeling, and less shiny than other galls as well. We decided to slice it open and inside found a juicy red flesh with a central pit/seed that is about the size of a BB. Do galls come in a variety of something other than hollow? If so, I have learned some new things for today. Thanks! |
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| I think if you look around enough you'll find that your gall is like others; the "pit/seed" that you found was probably the insect larvae.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Oak gall example
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