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Why do cottonwood trees sap from some branches?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 10/24/2016 @ 7:44 pm

It sounds like your Cottonwood Tree is infected with Bacterial Wetwood or Slime Flux disease.
Here are some links that have more information for you.

https://extension.psu.edu/pests/plant-diseases/all-fact-sheets/wetwood-or-slime-flux ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/wetwood-bleeding-trees.htm ^[2]

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[1] https://extension.psu.edu/pests/plant-diseases/all-fact-sheets/wetwood-or-slime-flux: https://extension.psu.edu/pests/plant-diseases/all-fact-sheets/wetwood-or-slime-flux

[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/wetwood-bleeding-trees.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/wetwood-bleeding-trees.htm

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