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Posted By: RUDEBOX Whats this on my leaves? - 2nd Jun 2009 11:00pm
Found a abandoned tree last year- a baby.
Planted it and was made up when it budded and then 'leaved'.
Its defo grown and is now 51''
Today i noticed that there are small red balls welded to the leaves?? Wtf??? Thanks
Posted By: MissGuided Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 2nd Jun 2009 11:20pm
know what type of tree it is? photo?
Posted By: topofthepops Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 2nd Jun 2009 11:30pm
Sounds like something I had on strawberry plants last year - can't remember what it was called but I had to kill it off with a pesticide.

But depends on a few things - are the red balls on the top or under the leaves etc. Can you upload a photo of the plant and close up of the red balls? If the plant can be identyfied then its a start.
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 11:42am
Red balls on the top of the leaves. Think its sycamore?
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 11:45am
Cant upload pics coz on a phone :-c
Posted By: Wench Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 12:06pm
Rude, text them to me and I'll upload them if you like laugh
Posted By: topofthepops Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 12:15pm
while you try and get your pics uploaded, does it look like this:

Galls on leaves
These red Pustule galls found on Field maple are also caused by mites Artacris cephalonea, and are found on the upper side of the leaf.

Original Homepage of Picture info

Actually there is also info for a SYCAMORE
Click here
Posted By: diggingdeeper Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 3:46pm
Don't worry too much about it, most Sycamores get that.
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 5:57pm
Thanks everyone. Dont want the tree to die coz buried the cat under it
Posted By: Wench Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 7:02pm
As promised, Rude's red bumps raftl
Sorry for the delay Rude sorry


Attached picture bumps on leaves 1.jpg
Attached picture bumps on leaves 2.jpg
Attached picture bumps on leaves close up.jpg
Posted By: diggingdeeper Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 7:15pm
Never seen a sycamore tree without some of them, as long as the leaves stay green it will survive.

Don't know if these mites climb up the trunk, on some trees you put an oil soaked cloth round the trunk to stop the climbers (and cut back foliage touching other ground based objects - fences, other trees etc).
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 7:45pm
Thanx v. Much x
Posted By: derekdwc Re: Whats this on my leaves? - 3rd Jun 2009 7:49pm
is this another use for old oil? besides doing fences
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