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Originally Posted by Julia
My friend decided to prune a Silver Birch, out of the branches where he cut is now a steady flow of what appears to be water. Does anyone know why or what this is. He says the ground is quite wet, but not especially so. Is there anything he needs to do to stop the water flowing out the end of cut branch?
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At this time of year the sap is rising, so that is what your friend is seeing.
Probably best to leave it as is, any treatment of the cuts is likely to seal in disease.