Spring_rain Colorado (Zone 5/6) Posts: 24
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:34 am Post subject: Cherry tree in distress? |
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I have a sour cherry tree in my back yard. It puts out healthy cherries, but last year I noticed it was leaking a lot of resin, from both the trunk and the branches. There are big clumps of amber resin, and a couple branches lost their leaves.
It's too soon to see what it's going to do this year, but it really doesn't look normal.

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bullthistle
 Charlotte, NC Posts: 12
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:08 am Post subject: Cherry tree |
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You must be located on the Front Range or have the wrong zones. I was in Florence on New Year's day and it was good to hear a Denver station broadcasting as I crossed over the border along with the increased speed zone on I-70.
Obviously the cherry tree has been damaged, snow/hail or someother act of nature. The dead leaves are probably on the branch leading away from the damage and probably should be cut off. I am not an arborist but why don't you visit a garden center, not a big box store, and ask who they might recommend. Do not listen to anyone who tells you something without seeing the damage. If you cherish the fruit, it is a Montmorency Cherry?, you might want to pay someone to take a look at it.
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mtathome
 PacNW of US Posts: 148
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Could be a fungus or borers. I'd ask a nursery too. So sad to see a tree become ill like that.
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