If there is no wound nearby then it is probably bacterial canker which entered through a shoot. Sometimes trees will also ooze sap from random spots but the fact that some of the wood looks darkened makes it sound like a canker. On cherries that disease is very bad; I have had it on my plums and it generally has not spread so I am less concerned. On my cherries I prune it all out immediately before it spreads too far. If you are concerned either prune off the limb or if its a major scaffold get a knife and cut until you get to nice looking wood on all sides. I'd be interested to hear how severe others have found bacterial canker on plums to be. On peach trees I have also generally found it not so bad, but I have one variety which seems highly prone to it and hard to cure. Scott

Hi Tyler. Two years ago my husband was hauling my variegated Yucca indoors. The largest crown from hit the doorway and broke. I didn't want to discard. I first showered the crown. Next I prepared a shallow pot using well-draining soil. Before inserting crown in soil, I cut a little of the stem that was torn off, to even out. Honestly, I can't tell you how long it took to root, but because foliage hadn't died or discolored, I figured something was happening. I left the crown in the shallow pot throughout fall, winter, and part of spring, giving infrequent watering. It was placed about 5' from a south window, (which equals medium/low light here in IL.) The following spring, I removed plant from the shallow container then potted in the same 17" container w/mom. I hope you're following me. :) The stuff you're talking about could be wax..wax is used to transport D. fragrans canes so they don't dry out when shipped to US. The wax might be used for Yuccas too, but I'm not sure. It's usually red in color. Yuccas are slow-growing, some much slower than others. Be patient..lol. Before you know it, you'll have a huge plant..after it gets 'x' tall, hits the ceiling, you'll want to know what to do next...lol. What size is its pot? You can repot, toss most of old soil and add fresh soil, or simply top new soil on old, water and give a dose of fertilizer. Your south window sounds perfect. Yuccas are sun-lovers. 31 floors up, in an unobstructed window, that IS a sunny spot. If you decide to root your yucca crowns, you'll need two pots. Shallow containers are best to root, but it's up to you. Good luck, Toni

I have the same issue and for a long time I could not figure out how the rain water is landing on top the car especially after I weather-stripped the top and sides of the door - until today when I just happened to open the garage door to clean the water mess on the car, the water came pouring through the sectionals of the door! Now it is simply not just the few drops of water that is the nuisance - if your car has some or lots of) dust the water drops create a messy look after the water drops on the car dry out - it looks really yucky on most cars and especially on a black car! If you want to go out and it is still raining, sure, the mess will be washed off but what if it is bone dry outside (sunny or not) - one is compelled to wash the mess off oneself or take the car to the car wash, unless one is ok with a messy looking car. This is quite annoying if this happens frequently as it does in the rainy season.

Heh, I had the.. fortune.. of having my well bladder chain fail just as the cold set was coming in. Age related thing, not cold related. Not cheap... but today I can happily say I know darn well that my water is 100% checked from well pipe to well house to all the inside water- and all the various entry points... and everything safe without having to do drips. And apparently what is icky to me crawlspace under the house is "really nice" in comparison to some- I have indoor access to a proper basement hole before the "higher clearance than many" and "dryer than most" crawlspace, lol. And there's a couple hardwired lightbulbs to boot!