Galls are structures made up of plant tissue, forming in response to the saliva of mites or small insects as they feed. The number and variety of galls found on trees in our landscapes are closely ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Oak galls are popping up everywhere this fall! They're the tiny, fuzzy yellow or brown balls on oak leaves and branches. You could spot one or two, then dozens around the same ...

ST. LOUIS – A giant force of nature is vulnerable to a minuscule wasp, capable of destroying it. This is the conflict between the oak tree and the oak gall. An oak gall wasp lays its eggs on the oak ...

Each year in late spring and early summer, homeowners begin noticing strange growths on the leaves or stems and are concerned for the health of their trees. Several different types of galls are common ...

What are these blister-like things on the leaves of my oak tree? Will it harm them? P.T., Tulsa The structure on your leaves is a common oak leaf gall and will not harm a mature tree. Galls are ...

Q : The attached photo is of a 32-inch red mulberry grown from a 6-inch bare-root seedling last spring. I am now going to plant it onto a preserve where it will get scant support over summer. I am ...

Galls are abnormal growths on the leaves and twigs of many plants. The oak trees in the Skiatook area have two kinds of galls, a leaf gall and a twig gall. Both are caused by tiny wasps. Galls provide ...

When you look up into the bare branches of some oak trees at this time of year, you can see ball-shaped growths hanging there, looking almost like nature’s Christmas ornaments. These are galls. A gall ...

We moved last year and we have a new place with more trees! Trees are an important feature for us. Our new location has two and a half acres. We have five maples and 12 red oaks! We enjoy walking ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 30, 2015) – Leaf damage has been confirmed in clusters of white oak trees in north and central Arkansas areas due to Jumping Oak Gall, or small plant growths caused by tiny, ...

Q • I have an oak tree out front that dropped leaves in a recent storm. I picked up a leaf and noticed "nodules" all over the leaf. Can you tell me if my tree has a problem or if this is normal? • ...

Question. My oak tree has woody growths on the limbs. Should I be concerned? Answer. You have spotted the handy work of quite small insects or mites. Oaks, especially the live oaks, seem to be ...