Cherry Trees

Image by fralo You go to examine your beloved cherry tree and find something unsettling: globs of sap oozing through the bark. A tree losing sap isn’t dire (it’s how we get maple syrup, after all), but it’s…

Image by Gardening Know How, via Heather Rhoades Do you have sweet cherries that develop mold or canker? They probably have cherry brown rot. Unfortunately, warm, wet weather conditions that are a necessity…

Image by artist-unlimited Proper harvesting and careful handling ensure that fresh cherries retain their delicious flavor and firm, juicy texture as long as possible. Are you wondering how to store cherries?…

Vein clearing and cherry crinkle leaf are two names for the same problem, a virus-like condition that affects cherry trees. It can lead to serious issues in fruit production and, while it isn’t contagious, it can appear out of…

Witches’ broom is a common affliction of many trees and shrubs. It can be caused by several different vectors. Witches’ broom earns its name by producing a plethora of small, distorted branches that grow very close together, giving…

Image by H.J. Larsen, Bugwood.org X disease of cherries has an ominous name and an ominous reputation to match. Also called cherry buckskin disease, X disease is caused by phytoplasma, a bacterial pathogen…

Image by William M. Brown Jr., Bugwood.org Cherry rasp leaf virus is a potentially fatal condition in fruit trees. The usual cause for this virus is the plant-feeding dagger nematode. If you have cherry…

Image by paulacobleigh Most of us know a Bing cherry when we see it, but the cherry Chelan variety is actually ripe and ready almost two weeks earlier and has a similar appearance and just as much flavor.…

The sweet taste of cherries is only rivaled by their predecessors, white scented blooms covering the tree in spring. The Whitegold cherry tree produces one of the prettiest of these early season flower displays. What are Whitegold…

Image by JessieEldora Cherry trees are great options for home gardeners interested in trying their hand at fruit. Care is relatively easy, most trees can be trimmed to be smaller or come in dwarf sizes, and…