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December 16

Tree canopy formations

Are these witch's brooms on trees or something else? Particularly wonder why they are spherical rather than in irregular pattern (taken recently when most of the foliage fell due to winter). Brandmeister^talk 12:21, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Take care with whom you stand underneath it. Alansplodge (talk) 13:49, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What an unromantic way of being parasitic... Brandmeister^talk 17:10, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, my second thought today became that, but wasn't sure. Brandmeister^talk 17:10, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]