Bird Cherry Pocket
Bird Cherry Pocket - Taphrina padi
Description
The Bird Cherry Pocket fungus Taphrina padi produces galls on Bird Cherry (Prunus padi), these take the form of distorted, swollen fruits that become hollow, curved and greatly elongated, without a seed or stone. They retain a persistent style.
Similar Species
Similar galls are produced on other Prunus species, but only Taphrina padi produces these galls on Bird Cherry.
Identification difficulty
host 
Recording advice
Please provide photographs of the gall and host, and ensure you have identified and noted the host species.
Habitat
on Bird Cherry - parks, gardens, landscaped areas
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Donkey Lane
24 May 2023
galls on Bird Cherry
mullinscr
Loughborough
08 May 2023
Taphrina padi on Prunus padus
Hazel Graves
Braunstone Park
20 May 2023
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Donkey Lane
24 May 2023
galls on Bird Cherry
mullinscr
Loughborough
08 May 2023
Taphrina padi on Prunus padus
Graham Calow
SP48579296
24 May 2023
galls on Bird Cherry
sue
Sence Valley Forest Park, by Horseshoe Lake
27 May 2024
sue
Sence Valley Forest Park, by Horseshoe Lake
27 May 2024
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