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   _mj_ | Sep 25, 2022 10:15am | #1

   From a quick search "burl vs crown gall":

   Tumor growth in plants is commonly known as gall or burl. Galls contain knots, callus, ingrown bark and stains, whereas, burls are bark-covered and display wildly contorted grain. These tumors can occur on twigs, branches, trunks, roots, or leaves (like seen above) and might be numerous per host.

   Turners love burls... if you can find a local turning club you may find interest. I'm not so sure about cash value, but making friends in the hobby is a worthy cause too!

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   WoodyJohnson | Sep 25, 2022 12:38pm | #2

   Thank you. The information was great. I look forward to making lots of wood working friends.

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   pantalones868 | Sep 25, 2022 05:20pm | #3

   A gall is by definition a reaction to a bacterium that effects a great number of trees and woody plants. "Crown Gall"is basically the name of a disease. A burl is another thing. Galls often have internal voids or can be basically hollow. A burl is a deformity caused by some kind of stress or wound ,often found in the roots, that causes the wood to grow into itself in weird twisted ways( kind of like a cancer )and is basically solid and can grow into large sizes. If truly a gall ,what you have there might not be very suitable for turning or carving. I guess to know you need to start hacking or turning. I have an apple tree that has deformities caused by a type of aphid. I have yet to figure out if it is causing a gall or a burl. They aren't big enough yet to yield much of anything to make it worth finding out.