ayjay101 Posted December 12, 2014 What does one do with these (if anything)? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fydesvindico Posted December 12, 2014 Galls.. Not sure if you can do anything with em.. Usually uglier than that though haha 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ayjay101 Posted December 12, 2014 Thanks for the response, but (with all due respect) these don't look gallish to me.. they hang a fair way off the branch, on a delicate stem of their own.. Took the above photo down to the nursery - they told me to check inside for seeds.. I cracked one open that my daughter had picked - nothing but white flesh inside. GardensOnline shows a photo of floribunda fruit which closely resembles what I got - http://www.gardensonline.com.au/GardenShed/PlantFinder/Show_870.aspx 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fydesvindico Posted December 12, 2014 Yeah they do look interesting, hanging off the branch like that.. That website does have a similar photo labeled as "fruit"... But I dunno.. Any larvae in the one you opened? They do look too smooth to be galls, but I've seen all sorts so who knows. Haven't come across "fruit" on any acacia except for pods. Will be interested to see what anyone else has to say. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Posted December 12, 2014 How bizarre. I've never seen anything like that on a wattle, I haven't grown floribunda but all others have had pods, like mini pea pods. This shows what the floribunda seed pods supposedly look like (just to the left of the branch in the illustration: I would have said gall as well. Let us know when you figure it out, very interesting! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Illustro Posted December 12, 2014 How bizarre.. No idea. Dissect! I have come across some kind of broom with round-ish semi-fleshy orange fruit, but on closer inspection their legume traits were apparent. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alice Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Yes, dissect please! Check it: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8065739 Can you slice it into thin pieces with a sharp knife? Edited December 12, 2014 by Alice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites