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Old 07-22-2013, 05:56 AM   #1
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Black Cherry tree

Anyone have Black Cherry trees? Its bark looks like burnt cornflakes and has small fruit that stains everything in the fall...Mine is losing a lot of leaves already.... Was wondering if this is normal during/after a spell of heat with little rain. Wouldn't mind taking it down, but would be expensive and is not in the budget. If I did, it would be nice to have the wood milled.... And then there would be the cost of new privacy trees and loss of shade late in the day.
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Old 07-22-2013, 07:52 AM   #2
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Black Cherry trees tend to be more susceptible to pest and disease problems that can ultimately kill the tree if left untreated. They're naturally a pioneer species, meaning that they tend to take over new ground first due to the great amount of fruit/seed production. tent catepillars, wood boring insects, even aphids are among the insect species that favor this tree and other rose family trees. and disease includes leaf spot and trunk canker... another reason could be a change in drainage near the tree... preferring well drained areas. The tree can tolerate relatively dry , poor soils with reduced growth rates. Meaning it's probably some kind of pest, if firewood from another site was brought in it could be from that.

A dogwood tree (also deciduous) makes a good privacy tree and is nice to look at while in bloom, but is very slow growing and would need undergrowth removed to help it grow. If you prefer year round privacy and do not have a ton of deer coming through your property cedars are nice.
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Old 07-22-2013, 02:13 PM   #3
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might sound strange.... to you
but my keen senses told me
that today is the first day of FALL...

this usually happen's 3 weeks from now....
when you feel a change in the air....
and the leaves start falling in August
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Old 07-23-2013, 01:29 PM   #4
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My cherry trees drop their leaves sometimes , especially when its been hot and less rain. This year there are some going yellow and dropping but not the whole tree. Could be bugs but I think its a heat and water thing.

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from personal observation and experience
i rate this years weather "thus far" as
disastrous... nothing but brutality and Harsh conditions
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