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our friends have a plum tree that the leaves are all curled up like leave curl but the leaves are all covered in hundreds of theses spore like tentacles all over the tree growing out of the underside of the leaves, the tentacles are creamy green color and almost look like little inch worms but they are not alive at all they are just there and the leaves are still all green aswell the hang down about n inch to two inches off the leaves, the plum are red in color and do not have theses tentacles on them. is this a type of plum tree or is there something wrong with the tree ??

Time: 19th July 2010 10:51am

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Jimmy says...
CREEPY

Time: 19th July 2010 11:28am

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melody says...
yes creepy have you ever seen anything like this before ?? I will go tomorrow and take pictures of it, i grew up around fruit orchards and never have i ever seen anything like this, they say nothing is wrong with it said the neighbours looks the same way but i still think its got some sort of problem with it

Time: 19th July 2010 12:46pm

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melody says...
This is what it looks like
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Time: 20th July 2010 4:47am

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melody says...
this is another view, and its not on all the leaves just some of them
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Time: 20th July 2010 4:49am

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amanda says...
Far out melody!! is it fasciation? (not sure if I have spelt it right there)
Weirdest thing I have ever seen..

Time: 20th July 2010 9:36am

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Jantina says...
Have you broken one open to see if there is anything inside melody? My husband suggested some sort of galls .

Time: 20th July 2010 9:59am

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amanda says...
Here is a pic of fasciation on a mulla mulla plant in my orchard - on the left is the normal leaf.
I don't know much more about it though.
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Time: 20th July 2010 1:02pm

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Charles cant spell says...
I would say its cedar/apple rust or something similar.

Time: 20th July 2010 9:03pm

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allybanana says...
i would agree with above, a gall they appear to be made out of leaf tissue. Something is makeing the leaf grow those so it can have a home. I am not sure if its insect, mite or rust fungus doing it. I found simlar images on the internet from other places, using words' "plum, leaf, gall" . my guess is insect, if you cut them open i would love to hear a verdict.



Time: 21st July 2010 9:04am

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amanda says...
Hi melody - is there an agriculture dept near u? if u email the photos they may be able to help...I think we would all love to know what it is now..!? I can try our pest and disease service also - it may take awhile though.

Time: 21st July 2010 9:31am

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