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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    April 4, 2014
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    Undiluted Round Up will help kill the roots. You will need to wound the roots (normally, people cut the suckers down and use those wounds) and then paint the undiluted Round Up on the wounds. The bigger or more wounds you paint, the better. The roots will suck the Round Up in and it will kill them. You may have to repeat the process a few times to fully kill the roots if the root system is still strong.

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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    November 30, -0001
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    I would recommend covering the plants with a bed sheet. This should be enough to keep the frost from settling on the buds. If you can, a few jugs of hot water placed under the sheets as well will also keep the air a bit warmer under there. If you have not read it, this article will also be helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/protect-plants-in-freeze.htm

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    theficuswrangler on
    May 9, 2014
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    Flowering cherries do tolerate light shade, but if your neighbor's oak is causing increased shade, there's not much you can do short of offering to pay for part or all of a thinning for the oak. The traditional method of improving bloom is to add phosphorous, either with a fertilizer, or bone meal. You might want to try this. This article tells you more about fertilizing and other care: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/weeping-cherry/weeping-cherry-growing-tips.htm Then again, maybe its a variety that wants to leaf out before flowering, and its just now getting to its more mature habit. As long as you're getting flowers, I think it's all good.

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    Nikki on
    May 12, 2014
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    It sounds like brown rot. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/brown-rot-fungus.htm

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    theficuswrangler on
    June 15, 2014
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    This may be a disease called cherry leaf spot. This article has information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cherry/cherry-tree-diseases.htm
    To get a diagnosis and treatment you can take some leaf and fruit samples to the Extension Service. This link will help you locate one: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search/

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    theficuswrangler on
    June 21, 2014
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    Your neighbor probably has a grafted tree, and the little tree is most likely a root sucker that has come up. The root stock was used because it is very hardy and strong, but it doesn't produce good fruit. It won't cause any problems to cut it down.

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    theficuswrangler on
    August 10, 2014
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    Your feeling about the severe winter are probably right. You may have a variety of cherry that's not as cold hardy as it could be. You might be able to repair damage, even at this date, as explained in this article: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/tips-for-saving-cold-damaged-plants.htm

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