Because you mentioned oozing sap and missing bark, I am leaning toward the cause of the damage to be Phytophthora gummosis. Oozing sap and sloughing bark are typically signs of this fungal disease.

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With the right variety, location, and care, you can successfully grow and harvest delicious cherries in your backyard.

Dear Neil: My beautiful Yoshino cherry tree has a gummy or jellylike sap oozing from its trunk. The tree is about 5 years old. I’ve also noticed little sprouts emerging from its exposed roots ...

We have some big old cherry trees in our yard and the tops of them are dying off. They have been in the yard for years, and this just started Old cherry tree die-off is likely borer or fungus ...