Re: dried apricots on juniper

Sounds like a jelly fungus, Damian - family Tremellaceae? Said to be edible
- but don't take my word for it!

Beverly

iberbier@cgac.es wrote:

> Following eargerly awaited Spring rains this week our Juniperus
> oxycedrus have grown little clusters of jelly-like growths on their
> branches. I noticed the same last year at about the same time and
> weather conditions. The growths are rubbery, under an inch long, orange
> in colour, and cluster around the stem on last year's growth - up to
> twenty per cluster. From a distance the trees look as if they have been
> rather delicately decked out with slivers of dried apricots. The growths
> quickly shrivel up and vanish after a couple of sunny days.
>
> What is this? A fruiting fungus comes to mind but it is like no fungus
> I've ever seen. I should also point out that the growths appear on
> apparently healthy trees and towards the tips of the branches, not the
> base. Very un-fungus like!
>
> Can anyone on the list help me solve this mistery? Sorry if my
> description is not very good - I wish I had access to a digital camera.
>
> Damian Martin
> Talavera, central Spain

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