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Old 06-08-2004, 12:38 AM
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I have 3 good sized black cherry trees in my backyard. I just noticed that
they have lost most of their leaves.
It has been unusually cold and wet this year and the yard is a bit swampy
(Rochester NY), maybe that is responsible? Or maybe they do it every August
and I have just never noticed. (I have lots and lots of trees back there, so
not noticing these would be easy enough)

Is this something to be concerned about? If so, is there anything to be
done?
Thanks.


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Old 06-08-2004, 01:25 AM
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On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 22:38:18 GMT, "toller" wrote:

I have 3 good sized black cherry trees in my backyard. I just noticed that
they have lost most of their leaves.
It has been unusually cold and wet this year and the yard is a bit swampy
(Rochester NY), maybe that is responsible? Or maybe they do it every August
and I have just never noticed. (I have lots and lots of trees back there, so
not noticing these would be easy enough)

Is this something to be concerned about? If so, is there anything to be
done?
Thanks.

The leaves on my neighbor's cherry tree turned yellow and fell off,
the first time I remember that happening. Also, my willow is losing a
lot of leaves (turning yellow w/black spots). These are large trees.

My guess it's the rain and humidity. With trees that size I suppose
there's nothing that can be done. Hopefully new leaves next year will
be OK.

Sue(tm)
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Old 06-08-2004, 06:02 PM
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This happened to me last year and I thought I'd lost the trees, but they
came back healthy this year, and even had a few cherries for the first time!
BUT it is happening again this year, at least to one of the trees and it is
a real worry. I wonder if a tree can survive that kind of stress two years
in a row? It has been outrageously rainy here in Baltimore this year and
last, but the trees are on the uphill part of the lot, so I'm not sure that
explains it.

"toller" wrote in message
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I have 3 good sized black cherry trees in my backyard. I just noticed

that
they have lost most of their leaves.
It has been unusually cold and wet this year and the yard is a bit swampy
(Rochester NY), maybe that is responsible? Or maybe they do it every

August
and I have just never noticed. (I have lots and lots of trees back there,

so
not noticing these would be easy enough)

Is this something to be concerned about? If so, is there anything to be
done?
Thanks.




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Old 06-08-2004, 10:55 PM
 
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Default Cherry trees losing leaves?

In , on 08/06/04
at 12:02 PM, "Betsy" -0 said:

This happened to me last year and I thought I'd lost the trees, but they
came back healthy this year, and even had a few cherries for the first
time! BUT it is happening again this year, at least to one of the trees
and it is a real worry. I wonder if a tree can survive that kind of
stress two years in a row? It has been outrageously rainy here in
Baltimore this year and last, but the trees are on the uphill part of the
lot, so I'm not sure that explains it.


It happens to my Starkrimson cherry here in Bawlmer.


Alan

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Old 07-08-2004, 09:36 AM
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Default Cherry trees losing leaves?

I think that most trees in cool regions get the majority of their good
photo-synthesizing done in the first few months of leaf growth. Leaves are
constantly being attacked by insects and pathogens, and I'm sure that the
methods that the tree uses to retain them (harden them, add more harsh
chemicals to them, etc) interfere with the straightforward process of
turning sunlight into food. I imagine that most northern trees can survive
just fine if they get 3 or 4 good months of good photo-synthesis in with
nice juicy green absorbent leaves, and if they are just dropping their
leaves now, in early August, that means they had April, May, June, and July
to make food. I think trouble is more guaranteed when you get several
adverse events several years in a row. (Drought one year, insect infestation
another, very late frost one year, very early frost another, too much rain
another). I think the East has gone from one or two years or rather severe
droughts to a summer with too much rain in many places. The trees might be
reacting to yet another stress. I wouldn't write them off until you've had
one or two "normal" years, to see how they do when conditions are actually
favorable for a switch.


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