On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:01:53 +0200, "David \(Normandy\)"
wrote:

I pollarded our cherry tree last Winter. It has since put out new shoots and
is looking reasonably healthy but today I noticed resin has exuded from a
few places on the trunk. It is hard to the touch - like amber. There are a
couple of pieces as large as a thumb.

Does the tree have a disease? Is it related to the pollarding?

David.

Don't want to worry you, but AIUI cherries are best pruned when in
active growth so that the wounds heal quickly, otherwise there is a
danger of silver leaf disease getting in. But whether the trunk
exuding resin is a symptom of SLD, I've no idea. Silvery leaves and
shoot and branch dieback are the obvious symptoms.


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Chris

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