Strange slime appeared on my large, ancient,fading dogwood tree last week. Almost looks as if a deer threw up except we have no deer in the neighborhood. (near Annapolis,Maryland). It seems to have started on an old limb stub about chest high and flows to the ground. Consistancy of oatmeal and dual colored in streaks like the orange and white of a popsickle. Scraping some off, it doesn't seem to have oozed from the wood, but I can't tell for sure - no obvious wounds. Is this some sort of fungus? Most of the white seems to have washed off in the rain the last couple of days.
We'll see if at blooms on schedule next month.
I put some pictures up on alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.
Any help appreciated.
Bob Kirk