mini #3 the answer

Interesting! If you go to wikipedia, there are quite a few interesting photos of galls.

June 03, 2009

Very strange looking.

June 01, 2009

ewww...the GALL!

June 01, 2009

Quite interesting.

June 01, 2009

I have no clue!

June 01, 2009

I've seen those around here, they're very strange, but I don't remember what they are or what they're called. Email it to your local county extension office, they'll know.

June 01, 2009

I do not think I'd be happy to find that in my tree no matter WHAT it is :)

June 01, 2009

i have no idea, but it is a good picture.

June 01, 2009

my guess is some sort of nest, keep an eye on it and see what emerges. Or if it someones Chinese food you could eat it

June 01, 2009

eww nasty gall... throw it away!!!! :) lol

June 01, 2009

Not a clue! But, ewwww!

June 01, 2009

Way to go Janice! You must be learning from Kate......I wonder....was Kate a reference Librarian? I love how she always has the answers to things.

June 01, 2009

that is pretty funky looking...lol!

June 01, 2009

I think for looks, I'd be cutting it off and throwing that part in the trash. We get a black fungus on a few trees here, looks just as bad.

June 01, 2009

cool pic

June 01, 2009

Yes, Janice, it is a gall. Some are nests made by gall flies and others form from bacteria found on the plant. If it bothers you cut if off but I don't know it it matters to leave it. They seem to especially love Junipers.

June 01, 2009

It looks like some left over Chinese food someone threw into your tree and it mummified. Other than that, it's a cool picture!!

June 01, 2009

a gall, or maybe some kind of bagworms?

June 01, 2009

how weird... NO idea!

June 01, 2009

I hope this is the correct ANSWER, I believe it is a pine stem rust gall, a tree disease. You might want to contact a tree specialist about it as the disease will spread. Excellent photo!!

June 01, 2009

Looks like a twine-y hairball to me?! How it got in the tree, though is anyone's guess :D Also reminds me of a burnt marshmallow (just the way I like 'em!), but again - it's twine...

June 01, 2009

a hairball? or maybe the startings of a nest? its pretty gross, i gotta agree.

June 01, 2009

Ew, lol. I can't even say nice picture :) Maybe it's an owl pellet... unless it's attached to the tree itself, which it looks like it is. Good luck finding the answer.