Yellow BB Gun Sized Balls (eggs?) in Cherry Tree Soil

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PeteB7 Trumbull, CT(Zone 7a) Aug 25, 2013

I purchased 2 Cherry trees and found many small yellow balls in the potted soil. They have liquid inside when smashed and I'm guessing that they are eggs. I removed as many as I could but I'm sure each root ball has a lot more. I planted them, should I sprinkle an insecticide at the base of each plant?

I'm new to gardening and am interested in suggestions.

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Aug 25, 2013

Perhaps snail eggs, but also could be the remnants of slow release fertilizer, something like Osmocote.

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PeteB7 Trumbull, CT(Zone 7a) Aug 25, 2013

Thanks! I've seen Osmocote in yellow and probably a similar product in green but they were half the diameter and hard. These pop with liquid when crushed.

Are snails a problem to have around? Will they eat the roots?
I've not seen one snail around our grounds.

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Aug 26, 2013

Snails do eat plants, but usually the more tender leaves and young stems. They do not burrow enough to eat roots unless the soil has really big pockets.

I think these are fertilizer, not snail eggs. When the fertilizer is new, it is small and hard. As the actual fertilizer is dissolved it leaves behind the little balls you are seeing, and yes, they fill with water.

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