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Weeping Cherry Tree

Post by fun4me2 » April 17th, 2022, 7:53 pm

Anybody else having an issue with their Weeping Cherry Tree not doing well?
I'm thinking the roller coaster temps we had so far may have damaged my tree.
Today there are no blossoms and very few buds. I will take a picture tomorrow and upload it here.
Last year it looked like this on April 13.

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Re: Weeping Cherry Tree

Post by MorpheusPA » April 17th, 2022, 8:17 pm

I was going to say, that looks extremely good.

My pear, this year, is OK. Not great. Blossom has been about half normal--but we've gone from 80 to 32 tonight, with temperatures rebounding to 60 tomorrow and then... Yeah.

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Post by fun4me2 » April 18th, 2022, 8:36 am

There was a light frost this morning. The temp was 29.
Here is a picture of the tree this morning.
I will be heartbroken if I've lost it. :(

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Post by fun4me2 » April 18th, 2022, 8:49 am

Just to clarify....
The picture I posted yesterday (with all the blossoms) was taken last year April 13, 2021.

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Post by MorpheusPA » April 18th, 2022, 11:05 am

Yeah, my photos from 2021 were stellar. I'm not bothering this year. Cold snap years aren't going to cause the loss of the tree, generally, they just mean the tree looks awful in terms of blooming (and fruit set, if it applies). My cousins are going insane right now trying to save their crops as the trees blossom, then temperatures fall well into hard freeze ranges.

My pots have been in and out so often I think they're confused as to where they actually live. The potted pomegranate got slightly nicked, but it'll recover.

Leaf-in should simply be a little late, a little slow, and possibly a little weak this year. For a mature tree, that's not a major issue. Feed it when you feed the lawn, as you normally do, and water it with the lawn as well. Try to avoid any unnecessary stresses this year.


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Post by fun4me2 » April 18th, 2022, 11:58 am

Morph Thank you for your time with responses.
I feel a lot better about the tree now. :good:

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Post by fun4me2 » April 26th, 2022, 4:52 am

Update on my Weeping Cherry Tree.
Picture taken yesterday 4/25.
Started to blossom a little! :amen:

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Post by MorpheusPA » April 26th, 2022, 7:10 am

Hey, that looks good! My pears dropped blossom and started to green up (just before yet another cold snap), so... :-)

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Post by fun4me2 » May 12th, 2022, 4:50 am

Update on my tree.
I'm getting a little worried. Still has only tiny blossoms (like the above picture from april 26) which have all gone by now.
No green leaves happening.
I broke a twig to see if it was dead. It's still showing green.
I'm hoping for the best, preparing for the worst.

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Post by MorpheusPA » May 12th, 2022, 1:57 pm

Green twigs are a great sign, but a lack of leaf-out could be an issue. Down here in PA, my pear tree is in full leaf.

However, yesterday was, quite literally, the first acceptably warm May day (and the day I finished putting in the gardens for the year). Stuff's running behind. Check for swelling bud tips where leaves emerge.

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Post by fun4me2 » May 12th, 2022, 4:27 pm

Here's a close up of the tree branch.
I don't see buds for leaves. :(
We have not had any rain for a couple of weeks.
Yesterday it was 80. Today low 80's.
Monday morning the temp was 33. :roll:
No rain until next week.
My lawn really needs fertilizer now.
I'm very discouraged with the kind of spring we've had. :(

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Post by MorpheusPA » May 12th, 2022, 5:24 pm

If it was 33 on Monday and hit 80 today, I'd be confused too. I actually do see what looks like leaf buds forming, so I'd give it some time yet--none of the deciduous trees in the background look particularly far along, either. My pin oak and sweet gum are leafing out now, late. Spring is, finally, here--just in time for summer.

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Post by fun4me2 » May 13th, 2022, 5:02 pm

Morph Thanks for sticking with me on this and giving me encouragement. :good:
No issues with my flowering crab apple tree in the back yard.
The lilacs are in bloom and my Japanese Maple is great.
They've been showing off the last few days. :amen:
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Post by MorpheusPA » May 14th, 2022, 1:15 pm

I'm glad your lilacs bloomed, the weather here was too irregular and most of the blossoms got nicked by a late hard freeze. Those that survived are blossoming now, maybe a dozen or so on a very healthy bush. The front one did a little better.

I'm more hopeful of the Miss Kim lilac, which won't blossom for about two weeks yet and looks to be setting up for a good one.

This year has been wild so far.

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Post by fun4me2 » May 31st, 2022, 5:13 pm

Update on Weeping Cherry Tree
Tree never leafed...
Broke off a twig and it's still showing green. :confused:
Still hoping.... sigh :(

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Re: Weeping Cherry Tree

Post by MorpheusPA » May 31st, 2022, 6:02 pm

Ok, now it's just weird. It's spring even in Fargo, ND. Mostly. Something's definitely wrong, but as to what...I can't tell you.

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Post by fun4me2 » June 23rd, 2022, 4:57 pm

Update on Weeping Cherry Tree.
Definitely is dead.
Making arrangements to have it removed.
Neighbor will take the wood.

RIP :cry:

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Post by andy10917 » June 23rd, 2022, 9:54 pm

Was there any visible bark damage? My son lost two weeping cherries to deer eating the bark (or doing a a deer rub), but they were younger specimens a He put up a "drainage tube" collar on the new trees, and has lost nothing since.

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Re: Weeping Cherry Tree

Post by fun4me2 » June 24th, 2022, 2:23 pm

andy

Several years ago it was thought the tree may have been struck by lightening.
There was an opening on the trunk from just under the "umbrella" of the tree.
It eventually healed over as shown in the picture with the arrows pointing to the healed scar.
When I took the pictures this morning, I did notice a fresh crack now all along the same area.
Like Morph said, a mature tree does not fail this quick.
After reading your post and rethinking the history, I'm thinking this tree had been dying for a long time.
Deer are seen on my street all the time. Did they "rub" themselves on my tree? Who knows.
At my age 70+ and limited funds, replacing it is not an option anymore.
Thank you for your input.
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Re: Weeping Cherry Tree

Post by MorpheusPA » June 24th, 2022, 2:48 pm

I might get a whip instead (just protect it from the deer). Inexpensive, but you do have to keep them damp until they establish themselves--about 2 years.

And at 70, it's heads-up as to which happens first--the tree matures or you don't have to worry about it any longer...

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