Conk

These guys are always fun to find!

[Diana]

Awesome find and shot, never seen them or heard of them. Are they on a specific tree?

[Carole Sandford]

Have seen similar, but nothing as colourful as this! Great find.

[Taffy]

Like a giant 'tree nose.'

[Islandgirl]

Cool find!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

they are, and this is a great capture of the wonderful textures :)

[Shanne]

cool find - great capture

[Lee]

May be fun to find, but actually means the tree is infected with a rot-inducing pathogen, so I've always been lead to believe. your shot really shows its detail and colour though.

[FBailey]

Never seen one quite like this before!

[gloria jones]

Great find and capture

[Joan Robillard]

Neat

[Milanie]

That's really a big one - like the dof for the shot. Not sure I've seen one like this.

[George]

Magnificent specimen!

[Jane Pittenger]

Great textures

[Karly]

@gamelee You're right, Lee. This is an attempt by the tree to "heal" itself. They can and often do survive for years this way. Thank you for your comment.

[Karly]

@ludwigsdiana The conks grow on many varieties of trees. This tree is a pine. Thank you for your lovely comments!