Persisting in the winter months as ball-shaped shells on oak trees, galls, which are considered an eyesore by landscapers in the summer months, appear as a sort of curiosity in winter. What are these ...

Q. We have a pin oak tree that is approximately 30 feet tall. On the north-facing side of the tree there are many wilted leaves, and there are many balls of strange growth. Pictures of the leaves and ...

When you look up into the bare branches of some oak trees at this time of year, you can see ball-shaped growths hanging there, looking almost like nature’s Christmas ornaments. These are galls. A gall ...

Woolly oak gall Goldenrod ball gall and bunch gall on same plant. Ruth Smith photo. Oak apple gall. Ruth Smith photo. A friend sent me a text message recently in which she asked, “Any idea what these ...

We have had numerous calls and samples about funny looking "bumps" on the leaves of oak trees. These growths are known as galls, and alarming as they may seem, they do not injure the plant. Galls are ...

There’s no need to look to sci-fi for weird stories. Just go outside and take a close look at a live oak tree. You are likely to find odd growths on leaves and woody stems. They are not flowers, ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: Help! I recently discovered these crazy looking things on the leaves of my valley oak tree. I am wondering what is wrong, and what can I do to get rid of them? I know the tree is ...

Now that we have said goodbye and good riddance to those noisy, squishy, beautiful cicadas, have you noticed the quiet presence of odd-looking growths on your maple and oak trees, wild goldenrod ...

When you look up into the bare branches of some oak trees at this time of year, you can see ball-shaped growths hanging there, looking almost like nature’s Christmas ornaments. These are galls. A gall ...