Shiva wrote:
Sorry for the cross-post but this is urgent.

My Peach tree, of about 8 years old, 7 feet tall, variety unknown, has
suddenly started bleeding sap from hundreds of tiny spots all over. Thne
leaves have all but dried up and fallen off, the ends of the twigs are
dead and dry too. This happened within days.
The tree is about 50' away from two others, and about 20 feet from
another peach tree, none of the others have the same problem.

I don't know if I can add pic here, which I took yesterday, so I put
them on a mini-page whrich you can visit by going to
http://www.westside.ca/peaches

It ain't a commercial site - it's just got 3 pics of my ailing peach
tree. ANY help is appreciated. By appearances of the tree, I'd say
urgent is an understatement.

Please email me at the anti-spam address given at the web site or at my
address by removing the "spamaway."

Many thanks



Eight years is not a *bad* life for a peach tree. :-(

Your description sounds like Cytospora canker (a fungus):
http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASDEPT/.../cytospor.html

or lesser peach tree borers. If I recall correctly, Lindane is the proper
insecticide and you'll have to discard the fruit the season when you spray
-- and it's not all that effective. Thiodan or Cygon also might work.

Call your county extention agent.

Bob