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Please Identify Apple Species #866802

Asked May 02, 2024, 3:42 PM EDT

Can you please help identify the substance growing in this bush?

Gladwin County Michigan

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Hi Brittany,
That looks like lichen, or a plant that regularly grows on trees and shrubs but doesn't harm them. Below is a link to an article that explains lichens.
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/liking_lichens_in_the_landscape
Thank you,
-Julie

Julie Crick Replied May 07, 2024, 1:59 PM EDT

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Please Identify Apple Species #866802

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