Oak Galls - A Wasp Nest In Disguise

Here's a quick video about those funny green balls that fall off your oak trees. Please Like and Share

[scalzo]

They dont hurt the tree and are a significant food for birds

[icarusrising]

Nonsense. Oak galls improve photosynthesis for the Oak tree and the existence of the wasp helps native birds. Crushing and killing them needlessly is misguided

[gageballard]

These wasp don’t pose harm to humans nor the trees they inhabit, and they are incredibly important to the food web so please don’t crush these

[lordeedoort]

I am reading a book and it says to make a tincture out of oak galls. Highest source of tannin in nature pound it up and tincture it.

[treflon]

Hi there. I just started to get these on our tree. Do I need to get rid of them balls and smash them? Do wasps actually get big and come out?

[p-mac]

Why crush them? Are they hazardous to the tree? If not, why not just let nature do its thing.

[BestIsntEasy]

💐 Appreciate your SHORT & informative video's. Thanks again. Have a wonderful one.

[ThCookieCat]

Popped one of them open when it was still green and squishy but what I saw inside was this weird yellow jelly looking substance that looked like it was almost alive! Anybody know what this is?