Weeping cherry sapling trunk damage

Damage to weeping cherry Sapling has a hole gouged into it and a few vertical gouges. Is this from a woodpecker or frost? We planted it Sept and live in Kennesaw, Georgia. What treatment should we administer to the trunk?

1 Comment (Open | Close)

1 Comment To "Weeping cherry sapling trunk damage"

#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 03/20/2017 @ 7:45 am

The damage could be done by animals or birds, but likely is Sun scald.
Most trees can recover from small amounts of bark damage but you need to watch closely for signs of insects or disease.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/weeping-cherry/weeping-cherry-growing-tips.htm ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/sunscald-on-plants.htm ^[2]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/weeping-amber-in-trees.htm ^[3]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/repairing-tree-bark-damage.htm ^[4]

Article printed from Gardening Know How Questions & Answers: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com

URL to article: https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com/weeping-cherry-sapling-trunk-damage-appears-as-a-hole-gouged-out/

URLs in this post:

[1] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/weeping-cherry/weeping-cherry-growing-tips.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/weeping-cherry/weeping-cherry-growing-tips.htm

[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/sunscald-on-plants.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/sunscald-on-plants.htm

[3] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/weeping-amber-in-trees.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/weeping-amber-in-trees.htm

[4] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/repairing-tree-bark-damage.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/repairing-tree-bark-damage.htm

Have any questions about this topic? Visit us at https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com to ask your questions and get friendly answers from gardening experts.

You can also find us at:
'Like' us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardeningknowhow
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardenknowhow - @gardenknowhow
Follow us on Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/gardenknowhow/