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Black Tartarian Cherry tree

Owner: Anton

Location:  Cumming, GEORGIA, United States

Age:Planted in about 1970
Age of this tree:56 years
Soil:sandy loam, with clay subsoil 
Climate at this location:hot, humid, buggy
Pruning:only light pruning required
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Does not usually produce any fruit
Growth:This tree does not grow well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments
Local pests:bacterial canker, cherry leafspot, Japanese beetles

Owner's comments

trees bloomed, but never fruited. They dies one-by-one of cherry leafspot.