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title: "Does anyone know what this sticky residue on this elephant bush? As…"
description: "Does anyone know what this sticky residue on this elephant bush? As far as I know there are no bugs that would leave this, and it’s only on this one branch. It…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Parker"
published: "2024-08-01T18:39:31.966238Z"
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# Does anyone know what this sticky residue on this elephant bush? As…

_Posted by Parker on 2024-08-01_

Does anyone know what this sticky residue on this elephant bush? As far as I know there are no bugs that would leave this, and it’s only on this one branch. It started happening after I trimmed the plant back.

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## 3 comments

### S.R commented on 2024-08-01

If it happened after trimming I think it’s probably some kind of sap from the elephant bush?

#### Parker replied on 2024-08-01

Most likely!

### Lali commented on 2024-08-02

I recently trimmed one of my Elephant Bush plants to propagate and didn’t notice it, but it’s the variegated kind. Yours looks very healthy so probably not a problem.

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