What are these little brown things...scale maybe

[Cadillactaste]

I was looking at how well the rosemary has been getting along. And noticed some little bumps. (Photo seems to magnify them take into consideration how small the foliage actually is.)

Overall seems okay though...

 

[coh]

Don't think it's scale, which usually lies flat on the branch or leaf. These look to be sticking up. Could be a cluster of insect eggs. Another possibility, I've seen my rosemary plants produce clusters of rootlets on the stems, usually at a branch node. Is there just one cluster? Try to remove one and get a close look.

 

[Dav4]

I agree with Coh..definitely not scale, and most likely insect eggs. I would remove them assuming they aren't root buds.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Don't think it's scale, which usually lies flat on the branch or leaf. These look to be sticking up. Could be a cluster of insect eggs. Another possibility, I've seen my rosemary plants produce clusters of rootlets on the stems, usually at a branch node. Is there just one cluster? Try to remove one and get a close look.

They seem hard. I sort of dug into it with my nail. Would insect eggs be hard? I seen them only at one other spot. That I can notice. I scraped a bit off. But...couldn't get clear to the branch by trying to scrape at it. They don't want to be removed.

So is this a bad thing...rootlets?

 

[coh]

Let's put it this way - if they're rootlets, removing them won't hurt the plant. But if they're insect eggs, not removing them might hurt the plant. If this was my plant, and I couldn't decide what they were, I'd probably just watch them to see what happens.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Let's put it this way - if they're rootlets, removing them won't hurt the plant. But if they're insect eggs, not removing them might hurt the plant. If this was my plant, and I couldn't decide what they were, I'd probably just watch them to see what happens.

It sounds to me...the best thing to do would be remove them. They don't want to come off with my fingernail. What is the best way to remove them then?

 

[Dav4]

It sounds to me...the best thing to do would be remove them. They don't want to come off with my fingernail. What is the best way to remove them then?

If you can't remove them with your finger nail, they are probably not insect eggs.

 

[coh]

I guess you'd have to use a knife, screwdriver, something small and sharp.

Most insect eggs I've encountered aren't attached that firmly, which makes me think they might be rootlets. Let me take a look at my rosemary and see if I've got anything that looks like that.

 

[Cadillactaste]

I guess you'd have to use a knife, screwdriver, something small and sharp.

Most insect eggs I've encountered aren't attached that firmly, which makes me think they might be rootlets. Let me take a look at my rosemary and see if I've got anything that looks like that.

Thanks...much appreciated.

 

[coh]

OK, after examining the rosemary plants we have, I'm nearly certain that those are little baby roots. I've got the remnants of them all over one of my plants, most have dried up but they look pretty much the same.

Chris

 

[Cadillactaste]

OK, after examining the rosemary plants we have, I'm nearly certain that those are little baby roots. I've got the remnants of them all over one of my plants, most have dried up but they look pretty much the same.

Chris

Thanks Chris for comparing the photo to yours rosemary. It brings peace of mind.

 

[Vin]

If they are rootlets, what are the possibilities of taking a cutting? I'm going to check my rosemary tonight and see if they have any.

 

[Cadillactaste]

If they are rootlets, what are the possibilities of taking a cutting? I'm going to check my rosemary tonight and see if they have any.

When I tried to google what it was...ones mentioned cuttings. But I would think one would need to do it in the right season. No?

 

[Stiple]

Why not make an easy, no cutting needed air layer instead? Give the new roots somewhere nice to grow into for a few months? Then chop 'er off assuming it's not a desirable branch?

 

[sorce]

My tomaters have rootlets like that. Reckon roots.

Can you take a cutting and put it in water? Seems like it wants you to!

Sorce

 

[Cadillactaste]

My tomaters have rootlets like that. Reckon roots.

Can you take a cutting and put it in water? Seems like it wants you to!

Sorce

Lol...nope. Not touching this, wanting to let it grow wild and do it's own gnarly twisty thing with it's branching. It's not really a large tree. To take a cutting off...would make a nub in the pot. Also...isn't it the wrong time in Ohio to try to root something?

But...it's good to know...maybe years from now if I see it again. I might do just that.