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Our birch tree has a rust colored liquid oozing out of its trunk. The leaves and other branches look well. The rust ooze is on the lower part of the l...
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Bleeding Birch Tree #806613
Asked August 16, 2022, 5:18 PM EDT
Our birch tree has a rust colored liquid oozing out of its trunk. The leaves and other branches look well. The rust ooze is on the lower part of the left trunk. See pictures.
Winona County Minnesota
Expert Response
Birch trees are known to have sap leaks that get orange slime like your tree. It is not harmful to the tree.
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/treecare/forest_health/orange-slime.html
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/treecare/forest_health/orange-slime.html