Hi

I have a smallish (about 4' high) 3 year old Flowering Cherry tree and the
ants are devastating it. The main leaves aren't too bad but the new ones
are covered in ants and all curled up and dying. How can I stop this?
There are plenty of other trees (Willows, Maples, Birch, Mountain Ash and
more flowering cherry) close by yet none of these are affected. Why are
they picking on this one and how can I help it out? Thanks.

Jaqy

'Jaqy',

Inspect one of the leaves carefully to establish whether or not the ants
are merely collecting aphids from off the attacked leaves. Should that
be the case you will need to treat the aphids.

If the ants are causing the problem, and I doubt it, they can be
discouraged by placing ant powder around the base of the tree or an
impregnated band around the trunk of the tree. Try and find their nest.

http://www.which.net/gardeningwhich/advice/ants.html

Regards,
Emrys Davies.




"MC Emily" wrote in message
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Hi

I have a smallish (about 4' high) 3 year old Flowering Cherry tree and
the
ants are devastating it. The main leaves aren't too bad but the new
ones
are covered in ants and all curled up and dying. How can I stop this?
There are plenty of other trees (Willows, Maples, Birch, Mountain Ash
and
more flowering cherry) close by yet none of these are affected. Why
are
they picking on this one and how can I help it out? Thanks.

Jaqy

In article ,
MC Emily wrote:

I have a smallish (about 4' high) 3 year old Flowering Cherry tree and the
ants are devastating it. The main leaves aren't too bad but the new ones
are covered in ants and all curled up and dying. How can I stop this?
There are plenty of other trees (Willows, Maples, Birch, Mountain Ash and
more flowering cherry) close by yet none of these are affected. Why are
they picking on this one and how can I help it out? Thanks.

It is not the ants. They are merely following the aphids that will
be causing the trouble. Get rid of the aphids and the ants will go.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Thank you for these replies. You are both correct, it's aphids!! I'll get
on to treating them straight away. Thanks again.

Jaqy


MC Emily wrote:
Hi

I have a smallish (about 4' high) 3 year old Flowering Cherry tree
and the ants are devastating it. The main leaves aren't too bad but
the new ones are covered in ants and all curled up and dying. How
can I stop this? There are plenty of other trees (Willows, Maples,
Birch, Mountain Ash and more flowering cherry) close by yet none of
these are affected. Why are they picking on this one and how can I
help it out? Thanks.

Jaqy