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I have an oak tree that is probably about 12 years old. Every year these curious "balls" form on some of the leaves...they deform the leaf. These "balls" seem to be filled with air and have small white bumps on them. As time goes on, they develop one single "bored" hole. If you crack open the ball, inside is a tiny brown ball covered in pale green soft, fuzzy spikes, and a single hole "bored" in it in the exact same place as the hole bored on the outer shell. These "balls" don't seem to affect the tree in any way, it appears healthy and is growing (slowly, but growing!). Eventually, these balls deteriorate and remind you of a tiny wasp nest...all that is left on the tree is the top 1/4 of the ball. Below are links to two pictures I took today. Does anyone have any idea what this is? I'm guessing it is some type of insect or worm, but in all the ones I cracked open there were no signs of movement. http://thumb5.webshots.net/t/96/96/1/43/7/2259143070101775065TOAfkX_th.jpg http://thumb5.webshots.net/t/96/96/6/52/23/2592652230101775065HFuOGE_th.jpg Maria Forman Debert NS
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