Comments on: Black Knot

By: Gummosis « A Passion for Nature

Gummosis « A Passion for Nature — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:36:55 +0000

[...] the case of this most recent discovery of gummosis, it was on the same cherry tree as the Black Knot I wrote about previously. So in this case, it is a fungus causing the tree to produce the [...]

By: pam

pam — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:28:46 +0000

I remember seeing something similar on a eucalyptus tree in our Australian back yard. Thought it to be of the nature you are describing, when it started to writhe, caterpillars entwined enmass – like an alien life-form. You probably know the caterpillar formations I’m talking about. I much prefer your cat poop Black Knot any day.

By: Tom @ Ohio Nature

Tom @ Ohio Nature — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:10:46 +0000

Hi Jennifer- Very cool. I’m going to have fun looking for cat poop on a stick. Thanks for sharing.