Sometimes this leakage is caused by borers, sometimes it's due to wetness with the high sap pressures of early spring. Hose off the gel and look carefully around the base or where the sap was of the tree. If you do not see borer holes you are in the clear. Just leave the tree alone and it will heal itself up. It's also not a fungus or other disease. I have had this happen several times on young peach and nectarine trees. If it is borers get a insect spray for fruit trees that will protect it you can dig out the borer with a coat hanger if you have them. Your not giving your location so it hard to know your weather...but those trees look great you do need to trim them or thin some peaches in the future to get a bigger peach, It also helps the tree with less stress on the branches. I wish I didn't need to spray my trees and could have what you get...that' s great! Md

I find them year round more or less. Early spring I find the best time to dig them out, they are big enough to be able to track down but most of the damage has not happened yet. This spring I microwaved tanglefoot to get it fluid and painted it directly on the lower 6" of my trunks, to the ground level. I haven't seen a borer since then. Note I dug out 20-30 of them by hand before this treatment. I also treated only 5-year and older trees, the younger ones I used tangle trap instead (less caustic). Scott

Thanks Dianne, Marin & Pug! Dianne, you are correct, that is agapanthus in the background. In the foreground is Ruby Grass (Melinus nerviglumis). I'd highly recommend both. Both are perennial & need no cold protection (in FL). Wasn't clear how well the Ruby Grass would handle cold - but it did great. It is a "warm season" grass and does much better here than some of the other types of dwarf fountain grasses like "Hamlyn". I'm not sure I followed any of the fruit tree guild information I found, but more did my own thing. But the idea is the same. For instance since mangos really shouldn't get any supplemental watering, but in my yard will be subjected to the lawn sprinklers, I seated them next to plants that are water hogs with the theory that the other plants will suck up the extra moisture leaving the mangos with the amount they need instead of too much. I've been meaning to post a yard update with pictures. Since we've sort of switched topics, I think I'll do that and then we can that thread to talk about landscaping around fruit trees. So look for that coming soon=)

Rayrose, just wanted to say thank you for the advice, I think I may have dug out all the borers from my peach trees and added the Triazicide to the soil as well. Today I dug around the base a noticed there are new roots growing and I don't see anymore frass. I still see a bit of jelly like substance around some of the wounds, but I think that's probably a normal part of the healing process for a tree that went through damage. The new roots and no frass has me thinking I may have gotten rid of the borers, that and the trees look good and healthy. Thanks again Matthew