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This is growing in Atlanta Michigan. Can you help ID?
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Is this fungus #833587
Asked June 03, 2023, 7:12 PM EDT
This is growing in Atlanta Michigan. Can you help ID?
Montmorency County Michigan
Expert Response
It appears you have a gall created by the wool sower gall wasp. These are tiny, non-stinging wasps that only lay eggs on white oak trees in the spring. Don't worry, they aren't harmful to yourself or the tree.
https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/deciduous/oak/branchesgrowths.html
https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/deciduous/oak/branchesgrowths.html
