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Thu, 12th May 2011 |
EcoWorrier
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Thu, 12th May 2011 |
EcoWorrier
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BERRIES ON AN OAK TREE?
I kid you not! I have a mature oak tree overhanging part of my garden and today I found the sprig pictured lying on my patio. The leaves are definitely oak, but at first sight those purple berries look like a bunch of over-ripe red currants. They're not oak catkins, apples or galls. So what are they? Baby acorns? Surely not. I've never seen anything like them growing on an oak tree - and I climbed a few in my boyhood during the last century. Has anyone else seen anything like them? By the way, the oak tree in question is festooned with them.
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Could it be 'elderberry' ? Not that I'm part of the institute of horticulture !!
Just that I remember these from 'wine making days' !! Used to pick quite a few of what looked like these from the parks, although the wine tasted vile !!! Thought you might like to know that !
Just that I remember these from 'wine making days' !! Used to pick quite a few of what looked like these from the parks, although the wine tasted vile !!! Thought you might like to know that !
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Ahh thought they were Galls, although galls do not have the stems that seem to be attached on these. Im still going with Hawthorn.
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I noticed that the internet was festooned with info on 'oak leaf berries' and in fact found this page at one stage. Didn't say anything though cos you said it wasn't galls.
Great word - festooned.
Great word - festooned.
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Thanks for your input folks ... a new FB contact in California has found the answer. Fascinating stuff! Go to the link below for a detailed explanation: www.uksafari.com/galls3.htm>>
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It doesn't look like an oak leaf to me but I must confess I don't know much about this.
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I don't know anything about this (unlike Signwriter who I happen to know DOES know a lot about such things) but I just wanted to say I like the word 'festooned' and will endeavour to use it as often as I can from here on out.
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