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private static final Image IMAGE_EXPAND = Utilities.loadImage (... in VMDNodeWidget or ScrollWidget should be avoided to allow reclaiming of memory. Now the icon is loaded when class is initailized and has to be there until the end of JVM lifecycle.
Fixed in main trunk.
thanks