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Blossom tree problems
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#haven't.a.clue
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#haven't.a.clue
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#haven't.a.clue
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Hi folks, I'm hoping someone out there might be able to identify this blossom tree i have inherited. It blossoms white flowers in the spring (disappointing display this year), and loses it leaves in the winter. I would like to know what sort of tree it is, so I know how to prune it. Due to its position in the garden, i would like to keep it compact.
More importantly, I have noticed some sort of disease or possible animal damage: should I be worried? Is there treatment available?
any help you can offer would be very much appreciated. Thanks
I think it is a cherry and the damage and poor flowering suggest that it is coming to the end of its life, either through age or disease. It may limp on for some years but it won't recover to its former glory. This may be a good thing because pruning cherries isn't a great idea. I think the best thing would be to allow it to come to a natural end and then remove it or to cut it down now and, either way, replace it with something smaller. Many shrubs are happy to have their growth limited but a tree is a tree - even a small one - and they are not designed to be pruned to fit little spaces.