Rainforest Tree Weeping

[tytower]

Not sure what kind of tree but I noticed some small damage to its bark and from that came some sort of black ooze.
This was from a height of say 10 foot and it was all down the side of the tree away from the sun. It was a black tarry liquid which had a sort of fungus texture when i removed it. Not an amber type resin that I would expect from an insect wound.

Looking around some more I noticed another with the same appearance.
Anybody know anything about rainforest trees?

 

[cowboy43]

Where are you located in Australia , being from Central Texas our main tree is the mesquite tree, when one dies we throw a beer party.

 

[1982vett]

Where are you located in Australia , being from Central Texas our main tree is the mesquite tree, when one dies we throw a beer party.

:???: Just thinking.......anyone ever see a Mesquite die on it's own? :lol:

 

[TexasBred]

Where are you located in Australia , being from Central Texas our main tree is the mesquite tree, when one dies we throw a beer party.

:???: Just thinking.......anyone ever see a Mesquite die on it's own? :lol:

Now that you mention it don't think I ever have.

 

[chrisy]

Medical studies of mesquite and other desert foods, said that despite its sweetness, mesquite flour (made by grinding whole pods) "is extremely effective in controlling blood sugar levels" in people with diabetes. The sweetness comes from fructose, which the body can process without insulin. In addition, soluble fibers, such as galactomannin gum, in the seeds and pods slow absorbtion of nutrients, resulting in a flattened blood sugar curve, unlike the peaks that follow consumption of wheat flour, corn meal and other common staples.

"The gel-forming fiber allows foods to be slowly digested and absorbed over a four- to six-hour period, rather than in one or two hours, which produces a rapid rise in blood sugar,"

As I'd never hear of the Mesquiet tree before I thought I'd look it up, and this is what I found this on the net and thought this sounds like a good tree, wonder why they don't use the pods in medication for diabetes. or do they?

 

[chrisy]

Not sure what kind of tree but I noticed some small damage to its bark and from that came some sort of black ooze.
This was from a height of say 10 foot and it was all down the side of the tree away from the sun. It was a black tarry liquid which had a sort of fungus texture when i removed it. Not an amber type resin that I would expect from an insect wound.

Looking around some more I noticed another with the same appearance.
Anybody know anything about rainforest trees?

Could it be one of the Eucalyptus family of trees?, as some do ooze black sap. apparently there are at least 700 species in Australia.