Mar 16, 2016
These trees ( top two pictures: yellowood-Cladrastis kentukea, bottom two:sugar maple-Acer saccharum)had branches removed over the winter that suddenly began to seep large amounts of liquid.
Trees weeping from cut or broken branches is common on warm spring days. This can be concerning to property owners who’s trees seem to spontaneously start gushing large amounts of fluid after winter storm damage or somebody having recently pruned them.
This phenomenon represents very little risk to the health of the tree beyond the damage to the branch.