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This strange fibrous "thing" was found growing around the root of a leylandia. Initial hope was that it was a truffel and work could be abandoned! Any ideas what it is?

kpnuts

By Kpnuts

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Brown fibrous mass.




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Sid
Sid
 

Blimey - and it's quite big too! I suppose it could be some kind of gall caused by a parasite - have you tried cutting into it? Also, could be it a man made object that the root had simply grown through over time? Very strange......

9 Nov, 2008

 

Unlikely to be a truffle - don't give up the day job yet!

10 Nov, 2008

Sid
Sid
 

Just an afterthought, but you could try sending it off to the RHS for 'official' indentification.

10 Nov, 2008

 

Is it actually solid ? Looks very much like a nest hornets wasps or certain bees ?

10 Nov, 2008

 

I think truffles are blacker?

11 Nov, 2008

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