A reader from Mohicanville contacted me around June 15 a few years ago to ask aboutthe deformed branches on her sour cherry tree. My reader’s tree had elongated, rough black swellings or knots that ...

Other diseases that may need to be pruned out of ... A cage built from a heavy screen or welded wire can protect a younger cherry tree as it builds stronger bark — use it temporarily, as you ...

Other pests and diseases that afflict Japanese cherries include powdery mildew, borers, mites and tent caterpillars. “A Japanese cherry tree in the Chicago area is likely to be high-maintenance ...

The cherry tree looks like it hasn’t been pruned in ... The OSU Extension Managing Pests and Diseases in Home Orchards may interest you, as well. – Jacki Dougan, OSU Extension Master Gardener ...

My cherry tree has a problem. The bark is splitting ... an entry for damaging diseases and fungal infections, a weak point for attack by gnawing animals. What you shouldn’t do is treat the ...

These diseases are known to affect single branches ... when it comes to cutting the plant back. How to prune a cherry tree Sweet and acid are the two main types of cherry grown in the UK.

“Every year an infected tree stays in the ground, it could potentially infect additional trees.” Little Cherry Disease is often spread through the grafting and planting of infected tree ...