There is a substance oozing from the trunk of my elm tree. What is this and what should I do to solve this problem? Your tree appears to have slime flux, which is a very common bacterial disease that ...

Summer is a time of year that brings stress to those of us that spend time in the outdoors. The heat and humidity can be kind of rough and you need to make sure that you pay attention to your body so ...

Q: I just moved to the Tucson area and in the front yard is a very large mesquite tree that has not been trimmed much over the years. It appears that a couple large branches may have broken in the ...

Is your tree “oozing”? Oozing fluids are the result of a bacterial infection known as bacterial wetwood. A bad case of wetwood is called slime flux. It can be characterized by foul-smelling, ...

While walking today, I noticed white foam at the base of this pine tree. It’s just like bubble bath bubbles! It this tree in danger of dying and falling into the road? This looks like one of the many ...

Question: The bottom of my oak tree is black, wet and attracting hornets. What is wrong? Answer: During periods of hot and dry weather it is not unusual to see trees exhibiting a condition called ...

An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial wetwood. It is also known as slime flux. Wetwood is a common disease affecting ...

Question: A foul-smelling liquid is oozing out of the trunk of our oak tree and is attracting hornets and butterflies. Is this something we should be concerned about? Answer: This is referred to as ...

Is it frothy flux, bacterial wet wood, pitch from the pinon pitch mass borer, alcoholic flux, the result of boring insects, a fungal root problem, or the result of stress? All those conditions are ...