The jellylike substance oozing from this peach tree is called gummosis and can result from environmental stress, mechanical injury, or disease and insect infestation. Reader Photo Question: This ...

Bleeding bark on trees and other woody plants often leads to concern when it's discovered by tree growers and yard tree owners. Gum or sap draining from a tree trunk or limbs is common in trees in the ...

Q: These hard clear bubbles have formed from secretions from a few of my wild cherry trees. [The reader sent photos.] Do you think it is heat related or an indication of pending tree doom? Do other ...

Question: I just noticed an orange jelly-like substance on the trunk of my cherry tree. What is this? Answer: That gooey amber-colored substance is called gummosis. It has the consistency of honey and ...

Q: Can you tell me what this is on my grapefruit tree and how to get rid of it? A: Unfortunately, your grapefruit tree has a disease commonly called gummosis (Phytophthora species). This disease is ...

olly James asks, what are causing a flowering cherry and a plum to ooze sap from their trunks? It doesn’t seem too bad but we are concerned it might get worse. Oozing sap is called gummosis and it ...

Q I have a problem with gummosis in some of my citrus trees and greasy liquid is seeping from the trunks. In such situations most agri specialists recommend that the bark of the affected area be ...

- pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees ...

Among the various diseases that attack mango crop, gummosis is of great economic importance since the trees die within a very short time. The fungus responsible for mango decline is a common ...