tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post6146165332469960570..comments2023-09-25T15:00:22.436+01:00Comments on The Constant Gardener: Mystery blobsThe Constant Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219672153177538912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-10292942817565552912010-08-06T21:28:23.637+01:002010-08-06T21:28:23.637+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-84016144775232382792010-08-06T10:03:40.351+01:002010-08-06T10:03:40.351+01:00Ah it never occurred to me that it wasn't a bi...Ah it never occurred to me that it wasn't a birch! I'm not very 'good' at trees... You are a fine fount of information Phil, thank you very much for clearing that up for me. I shall inspect leaf stalks more closely from now on!The Constant Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219672153177538912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33596622.post-47743290927776384522010-08-04T11:42:10.916+01:002010-08-04T11:42:10.916+01:00It looks like an aspen leaf (very birch-like but l...It looks like an aspen leaf (very birch-like but leaf stalks laterally flattened) and the galls look like aspen pea gall caused by the midge Harmandia tremulae - see http://www.hainaultforest.co.uk/3Other%20tree%20galls.htm<br />The minute larva is usually in the hollow corePhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.com