yes, I think this is it. I cut off all the tips of branches (this tree is heavily
pruned anyway each summer) and tossed them into garbage bag. Then I used a fruit
tree spray with malathion and captan. yech. first time I have had to use nasty
stuff on anything in my yard. thanks to everyone for their help. Ingrid

Pennyaline wrote:
Are these wee pesties emitting honeydew, which is as we speak amassing
airborne schmutz and fostering bacteria and mold and making the curled
stunted leaves look sooty? Does it look as though the ends of the
branches are curling up into heavy black fists?

You may have black cherry aphid.


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