Fig tree

Question

There are noodle like growths on the branch of my fig tree. They fall off as soon as you touch them. We knock them off and in a day or so they come back. The new shoots on the limb are growing fine. Please tell me what these growths are.
Thanks,
Kathy Giannini

Answer 1

This sounds like spindle galls.

Spindle galls are caused by a pest or insect.
Treatment is generally needed before the galls appear.
This article will help you with more information.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/insect-and-mite-galls/