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The following plants are particularly prone to bleeding, so pruning at the correct time will help prevent it. The majority of the large ornamental cherry trees will grow to a height of twenty five to thirty feet and will produce a very vigorous root system and a lot will depend on whether you want to plant any other small plants or shrubs within your garden. I personally would be inclined to choose an alternative tree species such as Ornamental Crab Apple or Japanese Acer Palmatums Cultivars which would be ideal for your small walled garden. The trunk which is left with the good branches should not be pruned the following winter. The tree will then be resettled. I would like to repot my cherry trees colt celest in bigger pots, is now the best time? What is the best compost to use? I live in the Channel Islands and the trees face south east, is this a good place for the trees? Bill replies... I have a small cherry tree which I planted last year. I am re-designing my garden and would like to move the cherry tree, am I able to do this without killing it if so what is the best time of year to do this? Bill replies...

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I have got a flowering cherry tree which over the last few years has given plenty of flowers. This year there are only a few buds, on looking in the soil I have found the roots have got white fungus on them. The area it is planted in gets flooded when we get heavy rain and takes a long time to dry out. Could you tell me what I can do, and if I need to dig it out and could I plant another one? Bill replies... Hi Bill I have a flowering dwarf cherry tree which lives in a pot. The leaves have holes and the plant is spindly. What shall I do? Bill replies... We received an enquiry from a reader who has an apple tree with a double trunk. This is how she described the problem. If it turns out that the tree is cropping well, restrict the pruning to cutting out dead wood and crossing branches in the first year. The next year do a little more and improve the light entrance into the centre of the tree. Without good light the fruit tree is unable to make good fruit bud. We are a world-reaching company with over 50 years’ experience. Arbrex means fun, variety, and quality.

Fungicides for gardeners (Adobe Acrobat pdf documentgiving further details ofwound paintsavailable to gardeners) Links Bleeding occurs due to the pressure of sap within the tissues that conduct water and sugars around the plant. I have a very large flowering cherry tree - about 40ft high - which is to be thinned and have the crown lifted. I have two opinions on silver leaf fungus disease; 1 tree surgeon says to wait until June, the other says any time is OK. What is your view? Bill replies...

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You will be able to transplant your Cherry Tree Yvonne and the time to do this is in the Autumn when your Cherry is dormant but the soil will still be quite warm. You must ensure when lifting your tree to dig out a good sized root ball and also the hole where you will be transplanting your tree is large enough for the roots to sit comfortably. Throughout the following Spring/Summer you will need to ensure your tree is kept well watered until the roots have established themselves. I have been noticing many cherry trees dropping their leaves early this year. Can this be due purely to the weather as on closer inspection all the buds are healthy. The leaves are yellowing between the leaf veins and also curling so their edges meet. They also seem to be abcising well. It just seems like premature autumn behaviour. What are your views? Bill replies... You will need to use a slow release balanced fertiliser Vasanthi and one of the popular brand products is Vitax Q4 which contains trace elements as well as the main nutrients. For more information on Vitax Q4 log onto www.vitax.co.uk You can also use Grow More which is also widely used or Fish Blood and Bone Meal. I have a 20 foot high mature white cherry tree with two large limbs growing over the road. Can I take these off now? I believe that mature cherry trees can only be pruned in mid summer. Bill replies...The fungus produces white pustules ofwater-dispersed spores from the edges of the lesions in summer, and airborne spores from small red structures in the winter and spring. Both can initiate infections, usually through wounds including pruning cuts. Damage left by falling leaves (leaf scars), frost, scab disease, and woolly aphid are also routes for infection. I personally, would not take the risk of waiting until the summer months and have the limbs removed as soon as possible. To avoid infection from silver leaf, I would paint the cut limbs with a bitumin sealant which, can be obtained from any Garden Centre or DIY Store.