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YVONNE CHOPYAK starts with ... I PLANTED 2 DWARF VAN SWEET CHERRY TREES LATE MAY 2010 AND TODAY IS JUNE 26, 2010. THEY BOTH LOOK LIKE THEY ARE DYING. THE LEAVES ARE TURNING YELLOW AND FALLING OFF. They are planted 4 feet apart. I LIVE IN FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN. HOW CAN I SAVE THEM. I PURCHASED THEM AT SHOPKO. | About the Author YVONNE CHOPYAK United States 27th June 2010 12:29am #UserID: 3860 Posts: 1 View All YVONNE CHOPYAK's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Is there any sign of pear and cherry slug? It is a major pest of cherry trees, usually skeletonizes the leaf first before they fall off. Treat it by throwing handfuls of ash from a fire over them which shrivels them up. If not that, then don't feed the tree if it is stressed, it may well just develop a second set of leaves as the summer months progress.
| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 27th June 2010 12:59pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick T Altona VIC 29th June 2010 4:37pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... they are bastard things. i remmeber in the adelaide hills on our giant pear id be treating with derris or neem or ash -when young there must be a way to build up predators?? heres some good advice http://www.greenharvest.com.au/pestcontrol/pear_and_cherry_slug_intro.html good predator plants -fennel (hoverfly) -wild carrot/ queen annes lace (hoverfly) -elderberry -cape lleuwin wattle (ladybird overwinter) -comfrey (spiders) stack your garden with daisy and umbel flowers! | About the Author Rev north qld 30th June 2010 1:53am #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Rev north qld 30th June 2010 1:58am #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Cam says... Hi Yvonne, Cherry slugs are a very common pest with some fruit trees especially for pear and cherry plants. However, it shouldn't cause great harm to your plant as long as it is healthy. The main drawback is they make the tree look unappealing. My 5 year old grafted Stella gets affected every year but it is doing fine and produced a few kilos of cherries last Summer. We were so glad we got to them before the birds this time. Another good predator plant to consider is rue, the smell of rue seems to deter insects away. My aunt used to have lots these cherry slugs on her nashi pear tree and they pretty much disappeared after she planted rue near the tree. From this observation, I planted a cutting next to my cherry too. We'll see how it goes. By the way, as you may already know, the cherry tree is a deciduous plant so the leaves do turn yellow and fall off in Winter. Could it simply be this? | About the Author Cam Cairnlea, VIC 2nd July 2010 10:51pm #UserID: 3891 Posts: 3 View All Cam's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jason10 Portland, Vic 3rd July 2010 12:18am #UserID: 3853 Posts: 218 View All Jason10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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