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Wingy
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Wingy
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Thank you all. That has put my mind at ease. I had a feeling they just co-exist but I wasn't entirely sure. All my searches online have resulted in sites about the life cycle of the gall wasp and very little else. Thank you, again.
I've watched these Oaks struggle to establish themselves for the first 10 years (purely because of our location & the elements), and it's only in the last two years they have really started to grow well. I don't want anything to hinder their growth now, especially as my children planted most of them when they were young.
We each plant a tree every New Year's Day, with the idea that we plant for Nature, for our future, and for future generations. It's become a bit of a family tradition.
The Oaks are part of two small copses we planted on our otherwise barren property, comprising native Scottish trees and shrubs, with assistance & grants from Scottish Natural Heritage and FWAG. We also planted over 3,500 native Scottish trees & shrubs as wildlife hedging the same way. It has given me the greatest pleasure to watch them all grow, most to maturity, the benefits of which I reap now. I love my trees! Of all the trees, the Oaks are my favourite. They are of great importance to me.
It's also been wonderful to see the sheer diversity of wildlife that has moved in since planting the trees. I want to make sure they are here for a very long time.
Sally, the only thing I do with old Common marble galls is use them in making Christmas decorations with children each year - Craft Days in my kitchen from Advent onwards. There are quite a few galls on the trees, so you are very welcome to them. Out of curiosity, what do the re-enactors use the ink for?
35 years, eh? I really hope I'm still around at the age of 70 to see them produce - my children and I intend to plant the first acorns. And JCBs are banned from my property! |
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