20-09-2009, 02:25 PM
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Tree Has Reddish "Golf Balls" Somethings Appearing: What Are They ?
"dwight" wrote in
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"Dee" wrote in message
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enigma wrote in
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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
Thanks for posting your photos, dwight. I enjoyed perusing through
them.
Dee
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