Weeping Cherry trees
- esee
- Virgil56
- HelenChomin
- HelenChomin
- slicked1
- ondarocks
- Virgil56
- Liatris
- bon3991
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Georgene A. Bramlage
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» Virgil56 - Is my weeping cherry tree dead?
I have a weeping fountain cherry (white) which is behaving strangely: it has developed lots of flower buds but they don't seem to be growing, and show no signs of opening up; at the same time I noticed solidified sap around the lower half o the trunk with no visible injuries; I scraped the bark, and saw the trunk is still green. Could anyone tell me what's going on? Is the tree dying, or will it recover? Thanks.-- posted by Virgil56
» HelenChomin - Re: weeping cherry leaves with holes
In response to weeping cherry leaves with holes posted by cutiepiesmom:-- posted by HelenChomin
» HelenChomin - Re: weeping cherry leaves with holes
My weeping cherry tree appears healthy at first glance but upon closer inspection it has tiny holes in many of the leaves and yet no apparent bugs. What's the problem and how can it be fixed?-- posted by HelenChomin
» slicked1 - Re: Is my weeping cherry tree dead?
In response to Is my weeping cherry tree dead? posted by Virgil56:Virgil, my tree is doing the exact same thing. Did you find out if it's hopeless? Please let me know.
thanks......ed
-- posted by slicked1
» ondarocks - Weeping Cherry Problem Please help before it's too late!!!!!!
I have a weeping cherry which is about a year old. It just finished blooming, but instead of it getting full with it's new green leaves it only got a few leaves on it. The problem is they are all brown, almost burnt looking. In addition to that there are 3 large approx. 4-6" slits at the base of the bark. Look like someone took a knife and cut into it. Is it too late to save this tree is there anything I can do?? PLease help ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANKS SO MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR ANYONES HELP-- posted by ondarocks
» Virgil56 - Re: Re: Is my weeping cherry tree dead?
In response to Re: Is my weeping cherry tree dead? posted by slicked1:No, Ed. I haven't been able to find out anything, and haven't received any replies to my posting (other than yours). At this time, I think it's hopeless, because top branches have began drying out. I'm going to give it more time to see what actually happens.
-- posted by Virgil56
» bon3991 - Re: Re: weeping cherry leaves with holes
In response to Re: weeping cherry leaves with holes posted by HelenChomin:My weeping cherry's leaves also have holes in them. I did see a giant ant on one of the leaves. It is getting fuller with leaves and branches though, do you know if it needs to be pruned back any?
-- posted by bon3991
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Georgene A. Bramlage
- Re: weeping cherry pest & insect problems
Here, I hope, is the beginning of a helpful answer to the preceeding questions:
From Clemson University Extension:
Problems for most flowering cherries: Flowering cherries are susceptible to many problems, including cherry virus diseases, canker, twig blight, root rot, powdery mildew, bacterial and fungal leaf spots, borers, aphids, tent caterpillar, and scale. Bark is thin and easily damaged by mowers and string trimmers. Reduce chances of disease and insects by keeping trees healthy with irrigation in extended drought and regular fertilizer applications.
Similar problems affecting most weeping cherries: This species is not as seriously affected by diseases and insects as some other Asian cherries. It is more prone to problems, however, in dry soil. Irrigate during drought conditions. Problems include borers, scale, aphids, leaf spot and twig cankers. Leaf loss can be severe when weather conditions favor disease development.
Two other excellent U.S. sites are University of FL Extension and Univeristy of Illinois at Urbana.
In general, weeping cherry trees are fairly short-lived because of their problems and IMHO are fairly labor intensive because of this and the need to prune to retain structure.
I do have one, a gift, which was carefully sited. However, it still suffers each year from cold and wind damage. At these times, it is an ugly tree
I encourage readers with weeping cherry questions to take a look at the above links, identify the problem - don't forget to ask for help at local full service garden centers and nurseries or at your local extension office (if your area is still fortunate enough to have one) - and then treat the porblem.
Good cultural practices like paying attention to soil health, fertilization, and adequate moisture will go a long way in obtaining a healthy tree and preventing probelms.
Hope this helps.
I am only monitoring discussions in this topic because Carol Wallace has been ill. You can obtain a lot of answers and opinions to your questionss by posting at The Suite 101 Garden Community Forum at [http://www.suite101.com/gardencenter/]
Georgene
-- posted by Georgene A. Bramlage
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