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- Q.Leaves Are Turning Yellow On My Snow Fountain Weeping Cherry - It was professionally planted by gardener in May. Now leaves are turning yellow. I think I might have over watered it, ...
- Q.Double Weeping Cherry Tree - The tree is 4 years old. Last year trunk split about halfway down, and now has formed a knot hole. ...
- Q.How To Downsize A Weeping Cherry - My weeping cherry is natural, not grafted. It is way too wide. I have removed unhealthy branches. To take it ...
- Q.Replacing Tree In Mature Garden - An ornamental weeping cherry is - or rather was - the cornerstone of our very mature garden. It has died ...
- Q.Why Is My Weeping Cherry Tree Dying - I have a weeping cherry tree and the leaves are curling under and turning brown.
- Q.Branches Growing Straight Up. How To Make Them “Weep” - It's a 4 yr old weeping cherry with what I call damaged bark about 1 ft from the ground. It ...
- Q.Can I Grow Another Weeping Cherry From This Tree? - My weeping cherry has a branch growing close to bottom of trunk. It's pretty long and is growing up.
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Sergeant68 on
October 2, 2012Q.Leaves Are Turning Yellow on My Snow Fountain Weeping Cherry
It was professionally planted by gardener in May. Now leaves are turning yellow. I think I might have over watered it, though the rest of the leaves are green tree, it looks unhealthy. Do you think it will come back next year? Thanks mike
Answered by
Heather on
October 18, 2012
Certified ExpertA.I think it should be fine. It is that time of year when trees start to go dormant for the winter and some trees leaves start to turn earlier than others. It is rather difficult to overwater a tree the first year it was planted. As long as it was not in standing water, it should be fine and should come back very lovely for you next year.
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- Asked by
BJM on
October 22, 2012Q.Double Weeping Cherry Tree
The tree is 4 years old. Last year trunk split about halfway down, and now has formed a knot hole. Should I be worried about this?
- Answered by
Nikki on
October 22, 2012
Certified ExpertA.It should be fine. Don't try to fill or cover the hole as this can cause further damage by trapping moisture and disease. You can, however, treat the area with an insecticide and a fungicide (neem oil is nice because it is both) and allow the knot hole to heal over naturally. It is usually better to let it heal itself.
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Mapfromsalem on
November 14, 2012Q.How to Downsize a Weeping Cherry
My weeping cherry is natural, not grafted. It is way too wide. I have removed unhealthy branches. To take it down, do I prune from underneath, - the inside to out , assuming the remaining outer branches will fall in a tighter circle or do I prune from the outside in, trimming the outer branches. This thing is now as wide as it is tall! Thanks!!
- Answered by
Nikki on
November 14, 2012
Certified ExpertA.This article may help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/weeping-cherry/pruning-weeping-cherry.htm
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Pat5702 on
June 1, 2013Q.Replacing tree in mature garden
An ornamental weeping cherry is - or rather was - the cornerstone of our very mature garden. It has died and needs to be removed. Can I replace it with another weeping cherry or would another tree do better in the neighboring space? (We don't plan to remove the dead stump and roots. ) What other tree would provide the same or similar look?
- Answered by
Heather on
June 11, 2013
Certified ExpertA.If it was a very mature garden, it is likely that the tree died due to old age. Weeping cherries generally have a life of about 20-25 years.
As long as you did not see any disease, you should be fine replacing it with the same kind of tree.
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HisButterfly on
June 3, 2013Q.Why Is My Weeping Cherry Tree Dying
I have a weeping cherry tree and the leaves are curling under and turning brown.
- Answered by
AnnsGreeneHaus on
June 3, 2013A.Has your tree had sufficient water? If so, it might be a borer. This link takes you to an article about borers: http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ent43.asp
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doggcr on
June 8, 2013Q.Branches Growing Straight Up. How to Make Them “Weep”
It's a 4 yr old weeping cherry with what I call damaged bark about 1 ft from the ground. It wasn't growing well the first 3 yrs, although the branches were bending down. . . I attributed the poor growth to the damaged bark. This sping it really took off, which we were so happy to see, but everything is growing straight to the sky. How do we train it to bend again?
- Answered by
AnnsGreeneHaus on
June 8, 2013A.''....remove any branches that are growing straight up. On grafted trees, these branches will not “weep” and so should be removed in order to make sure the tree stays “weeping.”..." The rest of the article is at this link: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/weeping-cherry/pruning-weeping-cherry.htm
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bhoagland on
September 9, 2013Q.Can I Grow Another Weeping Cherry From This Tree?
My weeping cherry has a branch growing close to bottom of trunk. It's pretty long and is growing up.
- Answered by
Nikki on
September 10, 2013
Certified ExpertA.If it is a sucker branch growing up from the base of the tree and it has roots (dig down to check), then yes, you can gently dig it up and replant it elsewhere or grow in a container.
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