cherry bark problems
We have a flowering cherry in the yard and last year one of the main branches died and I had to cut. I noticed a lot of damaged looking bark then. I attached a picture. It's this tree salvageable?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
newbie
Sxk
It looks to me like bacterial canker may have got a hold.
Common problem for all the stone fruit family.
If it is.....then I'm afraid there is no treatment that is really effective and the tree is on its way out.
If it should prove to be and it does die, then try to do any re-planting away from the site if possible.
Common problem for all the stone fruit family.
If it is.....then I'm afraid there is no treatment that is really effective and the tree is on its way out.
If it should prove to be and it does die, then try to do any re-planting away from the site if possible.
Hi sxk ,
There are several forms of cankers from Paper Canker, Collar Rot , Bactrial etc.
Bacterial is the worst as it enters the feeding system of the tree and moves quite rapidly through the whole plant. A sign of this type is that many of the shoots around the tree start to suffer from die-back.
If so far you have not had this happening to your tree then with luck it is not this form.
Ordinary Canker will hasten the trees end, but it is a far slower process.
There are several forms of cankers from Paper Canker, Collar Rot , Bactrial etc.
Bacterial is the worst as it enters the feeding system of the tree and moves quite rapidly through the whole plant. A sign of this type is that many of the shoots around the tree start to suffer from die-back.
If so far you have not had this happening to your tree then with luck it is not this form.
Ordinary Canker will hasten the trees end, but it is a far slower process.