Oak Galls are fascinating! A lovely lady from Felton gave me 3 Oak Galls she had collected while tending to
her property. They surprisingly made these beautiful and stone like marks. I also found out a bit more about what these weird looking balls are.
When a wasp lays eggs in the bark of an Oak we get an Oak Gall. It is a defense mechanism which the Oak grows but also serves the baby wasp for shelter after they hatch. They are a source for tanning and dye material and now for my pots. They are rich in tannins and apparently are the most astringent vegetable compound in the world. I now want to throw anything that is high in tannins on some pots.
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