|Orange sap oozing from readers apricot trunk| Q. Our apricot
tree has orange sap oozing out of the trunk in several places
(see pictures attached). The tree appears to be healthy and
produce a good crop of tasty apricots this past season. In some
places, the sap appears to be coming out of the crevasses in the
trunk bark. In other areas, it appears to be coming out of holes
in the bark (borers?). What can I do to save this tree? Is there
an insecticide or fungicide that I can use? For the areas where
the sap is coming out of the crevasses, should I scrape the sap
off and paint the tree again? For the couple of areas where it
appears that the sap is coming out of holes in the bark, can I
insert a thin strong wire to kill the borer? Any suggestions
would be appreciated. A. This is a little bit more unusual in
apricot than it is in peach or nectarine. It is most likely in
this case a boring insect, the same type that attacks many of
our other fruit trees and landscape trees and in particular
peach and nectarine