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My daughter and I were under the oak tree a while back, and saw some of these strange growths. This is the biggest one.. a bit larger than a golf ball. What is it?

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Oak gall or horned oak gall in your case. Here is some basic info about them.


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Thank you Tina. Not good news for my tree unfortunately.


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