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Cherry Tree not producing Fruit??

connie77connie77 Posts: 151
in Fruit & veg
Hi All, I have a query regarding my Cherry Tree, it is four years old and has been feed and pruned properly to the book, but it isn't producing Fruit? in early Spring this year it was nibbled by something? and I bought wound repair and covered the wound as quick as I could, is this why it is fruitless or am i not doing something right??

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  • parkgatemanparkgateman Posts: 50
    Our Cherry tree had loads of Cherries about 3 weeks ago , not seen many now at all , I will blame it on the pigeons . Last year we put plastic netting over most of the tree , but this year we have not , so I suppose it`s our own fault .
  • connie77connie77 Posts: 151
    Blackbirds love Cherries too , great username by the way  ;)
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Fruits only form if a tree has had blossom which has been pollinated so the first thing to check is whether or not you had blossom and then whether or not it was too cold for the pollinator insects to be flying about much and also whether the blossom got frosted which will also prevent pollination and formation of fruits.

    As for wounds, trees heal themselves and sealing a wound can trap bacteria or fungal sores that will do more damage than the wound.   If you get a branch snapped off it's best to cut it clean with sharp secateurs, loppers or a pruning saw but for wounds on the trunk, best just left.   Protect from rabbits and deer, if necessary, with a tree guard round, but not touching, the trunk.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • connie77connie77 Posts: 151
    Oblixxe, Yes it was smothered in Blossom this Spring & we had lots of Bumble bees about too , as for the wound I know what you mean but I was advised to seal it because of silver leaf, Cherry Tree’s are very prone to getting it & it can kill them, I did read somewhere that some Cherry Trees do need another close by to aid pollination? As mine was from a bargain basement at b&q for a fiver I have no idea which type it is 🤷‍♀️
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    In general, ornamental flowering cherries are bred for their blossom and foliage rather than their fruit and may well produce few cherries and those they do usually need to be cooked before being eaten - like morello cherries.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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