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Old 30th April 2009, 10:30   #1
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Default Trees!-a question.

For years now i have had a lovely cherry blossom tree in my garden, this year however it has died i only noticed when a neighbour mentioned it yesterday has anybody any idea why it has just died, last year it blossomed as normal this year dead.
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Old 30th April 2009, 10:34   #2
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Neighbour killed it.
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Old 30th April 2009, 10:44   #3
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It's now an Ex Cherry Tree & gone to meet its maker, bwtiful ploomage
Sorry Andrew couldn't resist...back on topic
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Old 30th April 2009, 11:15   #4
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I guess it got polished off

Seriously I will ask my friend when I see her she may be able to throw some light on the subject.
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The scary bit is that my other neighbour, the one nearest to the tree died this year and she always commented on the plumage, the tree was over 25years old.
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Old 30th April 2009, 11:49   #6
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Cherry - Sudden DeathQ:I have two two-year old ‘Yoshino’ cherry trees in full sun planted thirty feet apart. They were both thriving but over the past month one tree’s leaves are drooping, turning yellow, and falling off. The other tree looks great. The sick tree has less drainage than the other and has been in some standing water. Is this root rot and will the tree survive? A:Flowering cherry trees are famous for their dislike of poorly drained soil. Their roots demand constant gas exchange. In other words, the roots have to breathe.

Cherries installed in un-amended clay soil or planted too deeply or in spots where water accumulates usually die after a few years.

I’m doubtful your sick tree will survive. Remove it, mix a bag of soil conditioner in a six-foot wide planting area and put another in its place.
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Cherry blossoms do make an awfull mess....... Maybe someone got fed up and decided that -- the poison in the chalice is from the tresle with the pestle --- or something-- uh ohhhh...
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Actually carl you may have hit on the answer, a few years ago i ripped up the tarmac on my drive and replaced it with gravel, since then the wet conditions over the years have left a waterlogged bit very near to the tree and as they don't like being overwet that could be the reason.
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