tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post5398343140330401382..comments2023-05-09T15:04:53.510+01:00Comments on Experiments with Plants: Cherry Blossom Tree (08 JAN 2012)b-a-ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-84732193873680665842012-01-17T06:03:23.512+00:002012-01-17T06:03:23.512+00:00Deb - Thanks for directing me to your "We are...Deb - Thanks for directing me to your "We are survivors" post. The story of your tree is encouraging. I hope you continue to maintain good health.<br /><br />Thanks Linnie & Sage Butterfly - Gardening has taught me to always hope for the best!<br /><br />Thanks Alastair - message received!b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-54488359564264240612012-01-15T12:25:21.609+00:002012-01-15T12:25:21.609+00:00Hi b-a-g, We have a cheals weeping. It is a small ...Hi b-a-g, We have a cheals weeping. It is a small tree but a few years ago it started to ooze out sap from lesions on the branches. I cut the branches back below these wounds and the tree recovered fully surprisingly retaining a good shape. We must always remember not! to prune cherries whilst dormant but wait until flowering is over and the leaves are mature. http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-41123079449658138632012-01-14T02:05:37.617+00:002012-01-14T02:05:37.617+00:00Good luck! Sometimes it is so difficult to know wh...Good luck! Sometimes it is so difficult to know whether something will be fatal or not.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-8421479420573564532012-01-13T16:06:31.403+00:002012-01-13T16:06:31.403+00:00b-a-g I totally agree with Carolyn above. Cherry t...b-a-g I totally agree with Carolyn above. Cherry trees can pretend illness but go on and on. (They might tend toward hypochondria...) I think you should just cut the suckers and enjoy the tree.linniewhttp://linniew.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-61072333594102175232012-01-12T23:33:38.820+00:002012-01-12T23:33:38.820+00:00I hope your cherry tree and its offspring both sur...I hope your cherry tree and its offspring both survive. I have had limited success with cherry trees. They tend to be sickly trees in my part of the world. However, I do have an ornamental cherry that survived what I thought was a fatal illness. If you want to read about it you can type in 'We are Survivors' on the search feature of my blog and you will find an older post about it. Your debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-31980798075762653512012-01-11T19:55:56.044+00:002012-01-11T19:55:56.044+00:00Diana & Catharine - Thanks for the advice on p...Diana & Catharine - Thanks for the advice on pruning, I'll wait till the weather is warmer.<br /><br />Thanks Pam - Before I started gardening I wouldn't have believed that one could feel sentimental about a tree.<br /><br />Thanks Carolyn - Good to know its possible for these trees to have a relatively long life, even if they are cracked and oozing. Their blossoms make up for it.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-39605064556438365252012-01-10T02:31:55.286+00:002012-01-10T02:31:55.286+00:00I am sorry that your cherry is less than happy. d...I am sorry that your cherry is less than happy. don't prune it till July though as stone fruits are susceptible to silver leaf.catharine Howardhttp://www.catharinehoward.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-1328942138974003712012-01-09T23:33:51.202+00:002012-01-09T23:33:51.202+00:00Here in the mid-Atlantic, cherry trees are conside...Here in the mid-Atlantic, cherry trees are considered weak and not long-lived although quite desirable for their flowers. That being said I have a couple that are definitely over 50 and going strong. I find that those cracks and lesions and all the bad looking "stuff" doesn't necessarily mean that a bad result is imminent. I suggest ignoring it. I do take off root suckers thoughCarolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-11286017658138295852012-01-09T22:15:19.181+00:002012-01-09T22:15:19.181+00:00Dear b-a-g, This is not my area of expertise, but ...Dear b-a-g, This is not my area of expertise, but I found the posting very interesting. It is always sad to lose a tree, and I hope yours survives. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-59237296475606099462012-01-09T21:10:28.760+00:002012-01-09T21:10:28.760+00:00Our inherited apples and plums all look pretty sad...Our inherited apples and plums all look pretty sad, if observed too closely. We'll stumble on, and take them out one by one if necessary. Heavy pruning called for this winter!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-62665413252661600712012-01-09T20:24:46.843+00:002012-01-09T20:24:46.843+00:00Crystal, Donna & Holley - Thanks for your best...Crystal, Donna & Holley - Thanks for your best wishes.<br /><br />Thanks for the information Masha & Andrea - I think you may be right. I always assumed that branches were grafted, but I just checked. You're talking about crown grafting where the scion is implanted just above the roots. The suckers with different flowers compared to the rest of the tree are growing out of large roots.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-5931363742606537052012-01-09T11:18:32.098+00:002012-01-09T11:18:32.098+00:00Interesting...I have 10 Cherry Trees and they are ...Interesting...I have 10 Cherry Trees and they are all suffering the same fate as yours. I am ready to take them all out because they are weak, shooting sprouts even out into the lawn and their limbs and trunks are splitting. Very sad but I don't think there is anything I can do to save them at this point. They are so gorgeous in the spring but alas they seem a very fickle species.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-56008949277501544122012-01-09T03:05:53.861+00:002012-01-09T03:05:53.861+00:00Hi b-a-g, I am not familiar with your cherry plant...Hi b-a-g, I am not familiar with your cherry plant as it is a temperate plant. But maybe that canker area is also a possibility of not very compatible grafts. Production of shoots at the rootstock might also be an attempt of the plant to grow its own and discard the foreign matter or the different scion materials. If you will allow all those shoots to grow, the scion might eventually die. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-36933771499074503982012-01-09T01:15:16.823+00:002012-01-09T01:15:16.823+00:00Very interesting. My grafted trees don't usual...Very interesting. My grafted trees don't usually sucker because the graft union is buried. But then don't the trunk and branches belong to the same tree? It must be different over where you are... I hope your tree continues to do well for you despite its injuries.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-85471132954000348082012-01-08T21:41:35.279+00:002012-01-08T21:41:35.279+00:00I think cherry trees are some of the most beautifu...I think cherry trees are some of the most beautiful of all trees. Unfortunately, they don't grow well here due to our high heat. Yours is gorgeous, and a splendid star of the woodland. I hope yours continues to live to an old age. Smart thinking of you to start another, though, just in case.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-9867545192498958652012-01-08T21:17:31.775+00:002012-01-08T21:17:31.775+00:00Such a lovely tree. I am planting a native black ...Such a lovely tree. I am planting a native black cherry this year. It will be my first cherry tree and there are many good points here to take into consideration. Hope the tree is OK and that the crack is just on the surface.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-87962082496149863992012-01-08T19:12:03.680+00:002012-01-08T19:12:03.680+00:00Hi there,
Thanks for following my blog. Sorry to h...Hi there,<br />Thanks for following my blog. Sorry to hear about your cherry tree. The weather certainly hasn't been kind to our trees in the past year or so. I hope your cherry recovers soon.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725991262021867082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-2883458389143917372012-01-08T14:15:53.393+00:002012-01-08T14:15:53.393+00:00Hi Donna - Just read that your post has a similar ...Hi Donna - Just read that your post has a similar theme : http://gardenwalkgardentalk.com/2012/01/08/ice-is-both-beauty-and-the-beast/. Weak crotch does not sound good at all. I'm guessing that my tree wasn't pruned properly during its life. I certainly haven't had it pruned, but I'll be putting that right this spring.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-25505571964159754492012-01-08T12:49:49.144+00:002012-01-08T12:49:49.144+00:00Many fruit trees are highly susceptible to frost d...Many fruit trees are highly susceptible to frost damage which more commonly occurs vertical to the bark grain. Your crack could be that, but generally it usually only affects the sun side of the trunk with expansion and contraction. This looks like a weak crotch problem though. The lesion is also common in cherry. It may be black knot, but I am not certain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com