Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Dripping Birch????, 1 by sundaisy

sundaisy wrote:
The birch tree in our backyard is dripping sap like its raining. We noticed this since yesterday. There are also some strange orange-red patches that look kind of moist and oozy (?) or maybe like mold, I don't know. I've added a picture. Does anybody know what's going on with our birch tree. We did have a really bad winter this year. This has never happened before. This tree does seem to have a lot of fallen branches throughout the year.

(Note butterfly sipping the sap.)