Garden Pests and Diseases: Japanese maple damage, 1 by daisyruffles

daisyruffles wrote:
Please see picture.

This j. maple has been planted in my yard for 3 years. Was growing just fine and was about to put out leaves when I noticed the other day that the leaves were all dead.
Then I noticed the red like runny sap with holes at the base of the j. maple tree.

What is this? An insect?

I lost another maple tree last year, was in a different spot, due to the leaves about to come out and then they were dead and the tree died.

Thanks, Carol