We may live in “The Peach State” but anyone who has tried to grow this fruit can attest that it is not as easy as it sounds.
Besides fruit diseases and insects, a disease called “gummosis” attacks peach tree trunks.
Lots of “gum” or “jelly” is produced on the trunk or limbs.
Here is a good fact sheet on this disease plus others that affect peaches.
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