Rot and bore holes on Cherry, South UK

[Dan Maynard]

.... And plant another Cherry right away  [emoji6] K

Good point. Think long term.

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On 08/03/2021 at 21:58, Dan Maynard said:

I am very curious about what caused the initial damage.

Looks like bacterial canker was involved. If thinking of planting another fruiting cherry it's worth noting that some varieties are more prone to this than others, and also that some varieties are self-fertile while others are not. Also worth noting that rootstock has a substantial bearing on ultimate size (if you weren't already aware of that).

 

Alec

[Mark J]

Stick a Tibeten cherry in the hole. Bonny trees, nice bark and slightly less surface roots than other Prunus spp.

[Khriss]

Don't.  You will have a Chinese armoured brigade parked behind yr fence in no time - you know what they are like over anything Tibeten 😉 K

[Stere]

Have one in the garden that has a trunk look like that    for around a decade now and the top is still healthy.

 

Suckers from it pop up randomly and have left some so now there half a dozen trees.