The diseases of cherries and ways to combat them

Care for the cherry consists of a whole complex of works,and these work should be carried out in a certain sequence. If the tree is healthy, the wreckers and diseases of the cherries will not cause him special damage. But if you do not follow the preventive measures, the unpleasant consequences will not take long. Exhausted by pests, cherries become less resistant to fungal diseases. Pests attacking cherry trees, quite a lot, and some of them can cause huge damage to the garden. To prevent the destruction of the garden by pests and diseases, you should know how to determine the presence of the disease, and how to deal with it.

Cytosporosis and black cancer

These fungal diseases of the cherries are usually hit the bark of the tree and cause it to die. Weakened plants are most susceptible to these diseases. To prevent the death of the tree, cut the infected parts of the cortex down to a healthy layer and treat the tree with a 1% solution of copper or iron sulfate, then gently cover the treated areas with a garden crock. If the branches are severely affected by the disease, they should be removed and burned. If the disease has spread to all parts of the tree, it will have to be uprooted and destroyed.

Fruit and gray rot

These fungal diseases of the cherry can be determined byMummified fruits that do not crumble from the branches, but remain on them during the winter period. It is on such fruits that fungal spores winter, which with the onset of spring begin to multiply actively and can be carried by streams of wind throughout the garden.

If you find a cherry on the tree,as fruit rot, spoiled fruits must be collected and burned, as a preventive measure, it is necessary to spray trees with a copper chloride or polycarbacin.

Hole spot

Especially dangerous are diseases caused by cherries caused byinfections, to which belongs a holey spot. Typically, the disease prone to young growths, as well as leaves, kidneys and fruits. Determine a holey patchiness is quite simple, since spots of a brown color appear on the leaves of the tree. Such leaves gradually die and fall off. The sheet looks like it was shot through a shot. If the summer is arid, then the risk of a holey patchiness decreases several times. In the dry season, outbreaks do not occur. For the prevention and treatment of this dangerous disease, experts advise treating the trees with a solution of the Bordeaux liquid (it is better to take a 3% solution) or colloidal sulfur.

Chlorosis non-infectious

Cherry diseases and their control can be veryvarious. Such a disease, as non-infectious chlorosis, is often manifested at the top of the crown. The leaves turn yellow and fall off. The disease can be caused by a lack of elements such as iron, sulfur, nitrogen, or the cause may be a close bedding to the planting of groundwater. Fertilizing with fertilizers that contain missing elements will help to correct the situation.

Providing plants with proper care, you can significantly reduce the risk of many diseases.