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Fri 7 Sep, 2007 01:10 pm
We have a new cherry tree sapling (~6 feet tall, planted 3 months ago) that needs some help. It has a black tar-like substance that is coating the trunk at a few of the branching points. The coating is hard but tacky--almost like sap, but opaque and darker in color and with no noticeable odor. Leaves on affected branches turn brown and shrivel up.
Does anyone recognize these symptoms? Can you recommend a treatment?
Thanks!
I don't know what the problem is, but that's cherry sap on the trunk. It will ooze from a wound in the tree and when it's fresh, it's an amber color, but it darkens quickly.
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