What is wrong with this maple tree?

[igottatree]

In metro Atlanta, and I can't figure out what fungus/disease is making the bark peel off. Here are some photos:

 

My tree got disease, yo - Imgur

[Stubby]

In metro Atlanta, and I can't figure out what fungus/disease is making the bark peel off. Here are some photos:

 

My tree got disease, yo - Imgur

 

Bleeding canker ?

[igottatree]

Is it serious? How do you recommend I treat it?

[Stubby]

Is it serious? How do you recommend I treat it?

 

Thats all I could come up with when I saw the black gunge emanating from around the fork area but other more knowledgeable guys will be along any time .

[Goaty]

Tree is going to die bacterial canker. I've never heard of one recovering. If it have been caught on a branch and pruned out earlier maybe a chance of surviving. Sorry.

[igottatree]

Oof. This sucks.

[Stubby]

Oof. This sucks.

 

Sorry bud . Seems I was not far off . Feel for you . Have to replant me thinks

[treeseer]

Hard to condemn a tree based on 3 pics.

 

All trees are going to die, and any canker that bleeds is 'bleeding canker'. Pic 3 shows ooze from what look like discrete hole of a possibly entomological origin, while the first 2 look soil-reelated. In any case the best thing to do is trace the dead tissue away at the lesions and send closeup pics.