Fat green acorns in their cups on the tree

November 3, 2019

N is for Nuts

Acorn Knopper Gall on Oak, caused by the wasp Andricus quercuscalcis laying eggs in the growing tissues of the tree. (1)

Pictures from the gardens at "Sculpture by the Lakes"

Acorns and leaves lying on the woodland floor in autumn

Coconut on the tropical beach at Cape Tribulation

Pictures from the gardens at "Sculpture by the Lakes"

Flotsam coconut with attached goose barnacles at Cape Tribulation

Beach Almond with dry blackened skin on Normanby Island

Uninfested acorn without gall: Normal uninfested acorn on Oak, unaffected by the egg-laying activities of the Andricus quercuscalcis wasp. (2)

Brown and green acorns in the same cluster on the tree

Empty coconut with hole made by the White-tailed Rat at Cape Tribulation

Acorn Knopper Gall on acorns: abnormal growth caused by the wasp Andricus quercuscalcis (3)

Fat green acorns in their cups on the tree

Close up detail of the fibrous inner husk of a Beach Almond

Green Beach Almond fruits lying on the ground beneath the tree, half eaten by black parrots

Pictures from the gardens at "Sculpture by the Lakes"

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Coconuts on the tree at Port Douglas, Four Mile Beach.

Sweet Chestnut with spikey green case lying on the woodland floor

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Baby coconut that fell from the tree before maturing

Fresh coconuts and shredded fibrous husk on Four Mile Beach

Fresh green Beach Almond fruit

N is for not a lot of anything but a few nuts like acorns, coconuts, beach almonds, and conkers in this blog.

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