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Old 19-09-2009, 02:58 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Tree Has Reddish "Golf Balls" Somethings Appearing: What Are They ?


"Dee" wrote in message
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Dee wrote in
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Phisherman wrote in
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Looks like Dogwood fruit, each about the size of a pea, not
1-1.5" in diameter.

According to Wikipedia, the fruit is 2-3 cm in diameter though
can be up to 4 cm.


the description of the fruit sounds like dogwood (& those are
edible, BTW), but would you describe the leaves as "pointy"?
lee


I wouldn't, no. But I could see how someone who didn't know much about
plants might do so. A simple leaf with a point on the end might be
described as pointy :-) But I guess if the OP doesn't post back with
a response or a photo we may never know for sure.

Dee


Reading this thread, I thought I'd snap some photos of my own pointy-leaved
tree with red golf balls:
http://www.tfrog.com/digitals/daily/daily.htm

The golf balls do not appear annually, which may be why it comes as a
surprise to the OP, and mine are between 1/2" to an 1". They also mostly
appear only on the side of the tree exposed to sunlight.

dwight