Infestation!

This looks as if the tree has some awful disease! It's apparently a fungus called Annulohypoxylon cohaerens which is a bit of a mouthful!

[Bep]

Does this fungus have an English name? Looks like a disease indeed...

[Ann Williams]

Looks alien and to be marching along the branch.

[Rosie Kind]

It does look a bit nasty

[Julienne Jones]

@gijsje I can't yet find a common name... But I'll keep Looking!

[Diana]

A great shot of this unusual fungus..

[KoalaGardens🐨]

a mouthful indeed - purple blobs would be a good common name ;)

[Bep]

@julienne1
I found a Dutch/Belgium name: Kasseienkogelzwam...
zwam = fungus; kogel= bullet; kasseien are round stones.

[Babs]

How strange, so unusual.

[Lois]

How odd!

[Rick]

I'm glad you can say it. :-) Cool capture.