marsh man Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Looking for a bit of help and advice please , we have got a Flowering Cherry tree ( Prunus Okane ) that I bought around two years ago , up until now it have always looked healthy and in good condition , this year it budded early and we had a nice lot of bloom , now the bloom is off it had several dead end's to some of the branches , I have watered it well and the leaves are looking greener , would it pay me to cut the dead bits off the branches ? and what would you advise to feed it with ? , if you think it need feeding .I have enclosed a couple of photos so you can see the problem . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Frost damage I suspect. Jdog will be along later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Frost damage I suspect. Jdog will be along later. Not sure if it was a frost problem Dave as we got away with virtually a frost free Winter , we did get Blue Tits eating , or nibbling the buds but I don't think they done any harm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 It could be the cold Easterlies or a virus infection which Prunus of that sort are susceptible to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Never fed a cherry tree in my life and have a dozen growing here and hundreds of little ones popping up all over the place. Yes frost can knock them back but I tink you would have noticed one as hard as that. Prune off the dead wood and personally I would also take out that main leader or it is going to get a big tree quickly. See how the leaves come. As said I have a fair few about two are good producers of edible cherries and the others wild cherries but the fruit is seriously tasty and not seen any die back on any of them. youtube is often your friend in these situations, punch in cherry tree diseases and see what comes up. Never ever had a wisteria until a friend gave us one and I hadn't a clue. 20 mins on youtube and a pair of secateurs and low and behold it is covered with flower buds this year. Edited April 21, 2020 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 We had some late hard frosts, down to -6c in April, knocked the hawthorn, Privet and Lonicera back around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 I would be tempted to cut back the dead stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 I have the same tree that has had the same problem I just kept cutting off the naff bits it keeps flowering every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 There have been a few early frosts that have gone with the sun, if it had two or three days of that it might have caused the damage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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