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Whats wrong with my cherry tree?

charlotte326charlotte326 Posts: 4
in Fruit & veg
I am completely new to gardening.
I planted this cherry tree in the middle of my garden When I bought it in March as it was basically a stick and I didn't think it would grow.
However it started to grow very well, so I moved it as it was in the way. 
I read up that it doesn't need much sun, so I've put it in the corner of my garden. 

It is still growing well, but the leaves are drooping. 
We have had light showers for a couple of weeks, so I haven't watered it, and we haven't had much sun. 
I just want to know if anyone knows if it's due to those combinations or if it could be something worse??
It also looks like bugs have been at the leaves. 

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  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    You moved it a couple of weeks ago? It'll be fine, but it's not unusual for trees to look a bit sickly and shed a few leaves after being planted, or transplanted in your case. Looks a bit close to the fence though. Has it got room to grow?
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    edited July 2020
    @charlotte326
    It needs a lot more water I'm afraid - at least two watering cans full twice a week whether it rains or not (unless it's very heavy rain) for at least the next 2-3 months. The fence acts as a rain shadow which means plants too close to the fence struggle to obtain enough water.  Your tree is too close to the fence as WillDB says, they grow quite fast when they've established and most will reach 6-7 metres by 4-5 metres wide (check your label for the measurements for the variety you've got).
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • charlotte326charlotte326 Posts: 4
    WillDB it only has a foot behind it, I thought the roots would grow under the fence (there is a field behind) and the tree would lean towards my garden?
    I seen that people grow fruit trees against fences like a fan, I didn't know how close I had to get to the fence to be able to do that.
    Thanks for the info, i will water it more, see If it improves. If not I will have to move it to my front garden 🙈 I didn't want to have to stress the plant out again. 
  • charlotte326charlotte326 Posts: 4
    edited July 2020
    @pansyface yes it is in the shade from that tree (but it's not underneath the tree) from about 12pm onwards and then gets another hour of sun from around 6pm. So my tree gets between 7 and 9 hours sun a day. 
  • suehud1suehud1 Posts: 1
    Cherry trees are prone to aphyids, check the backs of the leaves for black bugs and look to see if there are any ants around and on the tree. The ants feed off the aphyids. If it does have an aphyid problem the leaves droop and curl.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Info about fan training cherry trees here https://www.kenmuir.co.uk/image/data/pdf/Growing%20Guides/Fan%20Trained%20Plums%20Final%20Reduced.pdf


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • charlotte326charlotte326 Posts: 4
    Thank you all for the above advice. 
    We have had a lot more sun lately and I've watered it well and it has come back to life. 👌
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