ID help please

[woodchipperer]

I think I'm jumping to a conclusion with Phytophtora sp.

 

The largest image has that reddish growth in the top right corner which is steering me away from Phyt.

 

Edited January 24, 2023 by woodchipperer
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[JSN]

It could be bacterial wet wood / slime flux. 

[woodchipperer]

4 minutes ago, JSN said:

It could be bacterial wet wood / slime flux. 

Yeah - however it's throughout the full extent of the main stem and on a species not readily associated with wet wood so I'm a little cautious dismissing it as such - i'm thinking it's more likely a symptom of something else