Surrey,
United Kingdom 
Our acer palmatum, planted 25 years ago is fine but has weird growths coming from the trunks of branches we cut off at the base. They look like small brown nuts with curly tendrils.
25 Jun, 2010
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Sounds like a gall of some kind, but a photograph would be very useful.
25 Jun, 2010
Thanks. I'll pursue the search.
26 Jun, 2010
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i would ask bamboo about this as i bet he knows the answer.
25 Jun, 2010