Edit: No_One7894 identified it as oak gall. Thanks! <3
I live in the southeast US and I've been finding these for a couple months. I only find one at a time and they are usually always partially unripe and/or look like they've already started going off.
The photo I took of one I cut in half was already after I had forgot about it for 4 days in the fridge so not what it looked like the day I picked it up.
They are firm, slightly waxy, almost like an apple and all of them have tiny little white spots on them.
I just about always find them in close proximity to oak trees. I've found them in places 20+ miles away from each other. Despite that I look up and look at the surrounding trees and plants but don't see anything similar.
by riven_next_door
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do they stink? if so im thinking ginkgo trees but their leaves are also very recognizable also really pretty in the late fall
It looks like it could be a gall