Orange gooey gummy wormy lookin things

[turned_for_good]

Anyone have any clue what this stuff is? Found this tonight when I pulled in my driveway. Things are about the size of a baseball up to a softball. A few are smaller.




Any ideas?

 

[1JaredSchmidt]

Cast and turn em. Uh,lot's of worms eating something tasty on the tree?

 

[rlharding]

What kind of tree is it? Looks like the fruit/flower of the tree. Can you zoom in more? Did they just appear out of the blue????

 

[turned_for_good]

Some kind of evergreen tree I presume. Its been sprouting these tine little pine cones about the size of an air gun BB for a few weeks. MY wife says this is what her Blue Spruce done as it grew, without the orange "fruit". But these orange things seemingly sprouted up overnight, possably from the time we went to eat and came back. I plan on taking a better, unfuzzy pic as soon as daylight hits.

 

[thetalbott4]

Ever seen "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"? Just a thought.

 

[pssherman]

I've seen these on some of our juniper/aromatic cedar trees. They don't appear every year and only in the spring (I think). It seems to be some sort of excretion coming out of a little odd-shaped cone(?). The trees don't seem to suffer any damage from them and there are no signs of any insects. I would be interested in knowing more about them also.

 

[dkarcher]

I think when Scotty was BEAMING, there must of been a malfunction. I with Jared -- Cast them and turn 'em.

 

[karlkuehn]

It's called Cedar Rust Disease, I think. Here's a link, pretty interesting stuff - a fungus from what I read.

Those are called gelatinous spore horns. heh...EW!

Orange Globby Things

 

[turned_for_good]

That looks like its what this thing haves. I have the "rust gall" on mine too. I didn't think that my description would be that close, just needed to add the word horns. I had better pics to post but seems unnecessary now. Thanks Karl.

 

[stevers]

Thanks a lot Karl, I wanted to see better pics.[V][]

 

[SuperDave]

Originally posted by thetalbott4

Ever seen "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"? Just a thought.

Scott,

You read my mind...!

 

[turned_for_good]

Well, heres the better pics. A little less fuzzy.
The Fungus

The fungus from the bottom

The gall thing it produces

 

[stevers]

Thanks Ben, that's much better. Now I am completely grossed out. That is the strangest thing I've ever seen. It looks like it would be slimy or sticky. Oooohhhyyy ggggooooeeeeeyyyy.

 

[Rudy Vey]

Question is now, is it edible and how does it taste??[]

 

[turned_for_good]

Originally posted by Rudy Vey

Question is now, is it edible and how does it taste??[]

Want me to freeze one and send it to ya?