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Gall on evergreen oak (not Q.ilex)   Message List  
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I found many examples of the following gall on catkins of an evergreen oak in the main campus of Nottingham University. I have not identified the oak with certainty, but suspect that it must be a Lucombe Oak Q. x hispanica (cerris x suber) or similar hybrid. It's leaves were extensively mined by Phylloronycter messaniella.

Leaves, catkins and galls: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mausboam/3548167069/
Catkins and galls:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/mausboam/3548977560
Galls:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/mausboam/3548976306/ 

I would therefore assume they are sexual galls of Andricus grossulariae. Oddly I'd looked for this on Turkey Oaks earlier in the day. Obviously I'll seek confirmation of the identity of the host; I'll probably go and have a look at one or two other Lucombe Oaks locally.

Regards,

Jerry Clough


Wed May 20, 2009 2:17 pm

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I found many examples of the following gall on catkins of an evergreen oak in the main campus of Nottingham University. I have not identified the oak with...
jrclough2
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May 20, 2009
2:18 pm

Hi Jerry, Lovely pics. It certainly looks like the sexual generation galls of A, grossulariae but I'll wait for someone more knowledgeable to i/d them. Are...
maggiefrankum
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May 20, 2009
3:03 pm

I'm not sure I'm that brave Maggie! I will certainly collect some. Would you be interested in one or two? Jerry...
jrclough2
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May 20, 2009
3:12 pm

Dear Jerry, These galls are certainly sexual Andricus grossulariae, and it would be very interesting to rear out gall makers and parasitoids. If you would...
Graham Stone
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May 20, 2009
3:47 pm

Hi, Turkey oaks (Quercus cerris) as far as I have seen do not have mature leaves in spring when the flowers are out. So I would agree with Jerry, this is a...
Robert
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May 20, 2009
5:36 pm

Well it gets better. I went out this afternoon to a location with several Turkey Oaks and a single Lucombe Oak, I drew a blank on the first Q. cerris and on...
jrclough2
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May 20, 2009
6:24 pm

Dear Jerry, where are you based, if you don't mind me asking, you seem to have access to a wide range of oak species. A few years back we found A. grossulariae...
Karsten Schonrogge
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May 21, 2009
8:46 am

Hi there all! The sexual generation of grossulariae seems to do well on suber (the main host in the Iberian peninsula and NW Africa, where there is no native...
Graham Stone
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May 21, 2009
9:02 am

... access to a wide range of oak species. ... cerris oak species at the Hilliers arboretum near Southampton. They are certainly not specific to Q. cerris if...
jrclough2
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May 21, 2009
7:19 pm

Hi Jerry, ... are present at ... in the Parks at Oxford. Silwood Park has an oaks collection which has been built up comparatively recently for research...
Malcolm Storey
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May 21, 2009
8:43 pm

... I'd be willing to bet that Q. ilex, Q. cerris and Q. x crenata have been present on the estate for over 100 years. This was the essence of my point....
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May 22, 2009
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