Unidentified (eggs?) substance in soil

[Trebor]

Hello,
I noticed the below white stuff in the soil of my tree--a golden gate ficus. I'm assuming this is not a good thing, but was curious what THIS is and what to do about it (not worry, repot with new soil, etc...?) Appreciate any info people have.

I keep the tree in a roof sunroom in Cincinnati, OH during the colder weather. I believe it is 5ish years old, and it was repotted this past spring. The soil I get from a local nursery, which I believe to be pretty standard mix but they mentioned mixing in chicken grit (????).

Again, any help is much appreciated.
- Rob

 

[Bnana]

Impossible to see as the photos are not sharp enough. Could be fungus. Size looks like snail eggs but they are not furry. Insects have smaller eggs.

 

[penumbra]

I agree that pictures are not sharp enough but I am leaning toward a fungus, and probably one that is either beneficial or benign.
The plant looks healthy.

 

[Trebor]

Thanks for the responses! I'll post some better pictures in the morning.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Looks like primordia (not sure about that term, I've been drinking).
But they're mushrooms in development. They form knots and then grow out later to adult sized mushrooms if the conditions are right.

 

[AJL]

Not very clear photos but probably mycorrhizae - fungi that have a beneficial symbiotic relationship with the roots of many plants.

 

[Tums]

Looks like the soil fungi I see in my pots. I think it's trying to eat the bark and other organic components of your soil.

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Not very clear photos but probably mycorrhizae - fungi that have a beneficial symbiotic relationship with the roots of many plants.

That would be the kind of mycorrhiza Pines have (ectomycorrhiza) I think Ficus dont have it, I think they have endomycorrhizas that dont show any external sign

 

[LeftHandLuke]

I agree with all above -- including Wires Guys, frickin drunk! I've seen a lot of that type of thing myself and will add, just because it looks weird, there's no reason to think it's bad. If the tree looked like crap, that's when you try to find out what the heck those weird mini-blobs are about. (Something tells me Wires Guy knows a thing or two about mushrooms. )

 

[Carol 83]

Looks like primordia (not sure about that term, I've been drinking).
But they're mushrooms in development. They form knots and then grow out later to adult sized mushrooms if the conditions are right.