Hello, Thank you for the video. I live in Kansas City Missouri (zone 6) I planted a weeping yoshino cherry tree last spring. The tree is sprouting leaves like crazy! The problem is it appears that it is grafted and is not growing up but has many weeping limbs that are laying on the ground and continuing to grow outward not upward. I think I need to prune it, so that the energy goes towards growing taller not wider. It is very full. Thank you in advance for your guidance🙏
It sounds like they should have used what is known as a "high graft". This is where the scion is attached to the rootstock several feet above the base. You can prune to keep the limbs off the ground but I am not sure how much this will encourage vertical growth.
Jeff I would saturate every other day and pull back slowly to twice a week,etc. once established you shouldn't have to water at all unless you have a drought.
Hi Doc, We're in Huntsville. The Yoshino Cherry was planted in the Spring of 1992, so it is now 32 years old. The parking lot island where it was planted was not designed with a sprinkler system. This hearty tree has survived on rain for three decades. Alas, July of 2024 has created terrible stress. Nearly 2/3 of its leaves have become brown. The clay soil has become very hard packed. What will revive this old tree? What NOT to do, would also be helpful.
I'm less than an hour away from you. Cherries typically don't live long to begin with. See if you can loosen up the clay with some type of rod and try not to hit roots. Also, a well balanced fertilizer might help it. It sounds like due to where it's at it has our grown it's root space and it will be an uphill battle.
@@Dr.Warren Yes it has outgrown its little island. Will try to make its final years as comfy as possible. Thanks for the tips. Will let you know how it looks during autumn.
Potentially? Bonsai is a science and art in and of itself. Technically you can bonsai anything. It is a topic I am not well versed on and feel uncomfortable answering questions about.
Thank you for the video. I just purchased one from a big box store, it's looking really sad. I'm going to plant and hope for the best. The top looks dead should I prune it? Also it has a few sparse limbs with green leaves.
I just planted one as well. Leaves were brown but it has some green buds still. Friend of mine said he planted one in the fall one time, looked dead but in spring it came to life nicely. He always said he bought a stick in a bucket.
I have a young tree that was bare root planted in the fall and has grown beautifully. However, the branches are really long now. Should I prune them at all to get them to shoot new branches?
I bought one of this because I always wanted a cherry blossom tree. Kinda impossible here in South Florida. We're I got it it say it can hold the heat of the South. I was skeptical but I got it anyway. It was a Stick when I got it. Now is all green and it bloomed a little be. Not sure how long will it last now that spring is up and eventually summer. But they are gorgeous.
I live in North Carolina and I am trying to save my Yoshino Cherry tree. Half the tree has died out and the other half has some dead limbs coming on however there is new growth at the bottom with sprouts I have hired someone to trim the tree but not sure if this is a good idea. I am desperately trying to save the tree it is full grown and been established for 20 years. I was thinking this might be a canker worm problem. Not sure. I wanted to see if you had any suggestions. Thanks Susan
Ok so we had a YC planted about 3 weeks ago and it lost all of its leaves same week - is this because the tree is in shock? What should we do? I think maybe 2 branches has green on it. I’m in Zone 7 - TN.
Hi! I planted this in my yard really small in memory of my pup. I planted a perennial bed around it and next to it. Limelight hydrangeas and salvias and sun other full sun perennials like Shasta daisies and catmint etc. I’m concerned if it grows taller and bigger and shade my other plants. Do you think I should move it? Thank you.
