Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/QuadBuckets.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/QuadBuckets.java	(revision 18464)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/osm/QuadBuckets.java	(revision 18465)
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
 
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.IQuadBucketType;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.coor.ILatLon;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.coor.LatLon;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.coor.QuadTiling;
@@ -174,4 +175,8 @@
 
         boolean matches(final T o, final BBox searchBbox) {
+            // Avoid allocations for point (AKA Node) objects
+            if (o instanceof ILatLon) {
+                return searchBbox.contains((ILatLon) o);
+            }
             return o.getBBox().intersects(searchBbox);
         }