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Can anyone tell me what these red lumps are on this sycamore? I know this is a bonsai but its 100foot mother gets the same problem. They are quite raised and hard. The plant seems to live with them every year and it doesn't affect its health but they are disfiguring.
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Are they not eggs from a bug of some kind I remember something looking like this from being a kid
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I thought that but the are vegatitive (is that a word?) they wont rub off and never hatch or change. More of a fungus I think.photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.htmlComment
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What Scarlet said Bill
He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
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Are you hoping its
a) terminal;
b) dangerous;
c) threatening other species;
d) any thing else to cause its demise.................
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I'm sure he is
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Yes it looks like its gall mites
VC I am hoping its terminal in the mother tree but not on the bonsai
The next question is how do I get rid of it on the bonsai. Pick the affected leaves off would be a start I spose.photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.htmlComment
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Taken from .... http://www.which.co.uk/documents/pdf...ems-153613.pdfGall mite
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Are sycamore galls worth
worrying about?
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No. This tiny mite (Eriophyes macrorhynchus) affects sycamores and hedgerow maples, producing
masses of tiny pinhead-sized raised areas. These can be reddish or yellow, and occur from spring
until leaf fall. There is no chemical control. However,picking off and burning, burying or binning affected leaves may limit attacks the following yearHe who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame
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I suppose you need to make sure you burn all the fallen leaves in the Autumn????
..not sure if composting them might do it though????"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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All I can say is it galls me to have them on my bonsai.photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.htmlComment
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My conker tree has the leaf mining moth that makes the leaves brown in August. I try to pick up as much of the leaves as possible and burn them - believe me it's a huge job! We did see a huge improvement on the leaves the following year. I've also read that you can collect, bag up and seal and not open them for a year - this may work for you, if you break the cycle and reduce the numbers it all helps.Comment
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