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Heather Olivia wrote:I'm no expert, but I wonder if the issue here is too much water making the tree susceptible to fungal issues? You mentioned a lot of rain, less than full sun and cooler temps
bruce Fine wrote:did you cut those 4 top branches back? when? why? looks like maybe a 4 year old tree or so. it does not look too happy. get a couple more this winter, plant bare root trees in middle of winter or at least in dormant season, keep weeds and vines from around it, let it grow , just let it grow till you get a couple seasons of fruiting, first year of fruiting pick all the fruits off so energy will go towards tree growth, third fruiting year at spring flowering this is when you prune it. cut entire branches off at trees trunk rather than clipping branches like an ornamental shrub. this is only just my opinion which is by no means expert just the way I have had success with fruit trees ive grown
Phil Stevens wrote:If you can't find equisetum (horsetail) in your vicinity, you might want to try a highly aerobic compost or manure tea. The populations of healthy bacteria in this will be antagonistic to the fungal pathogens and might tilt things back in favour of your cherry tree. Just hang a cloth bag filled with good compost or aged manure in a barrel of water and agitate it several times a day to keep it aerated, then spray the tree with it.
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