If leaves of cherry have begun to turn yellow at the beginning of summer, it is worth being engaged in clarification of the reason quicker. Can lead different circumstances to yellowing of leaves. Their results can badly affect development of tree and receiving harvest therefore fight against such phenomenon should be begun as soon as possible.
Basic reasons of sulling of leaves of cherry
Among the reasons for which leaves of tree can turn yellow even at the beginning of summer:
- Bad or wrong leaving
- Various diseases
- Surplus of watering.
Chloroz
If foliage on cherry has turned yellow evenly and begins to fall down, it can be non-infectious chloroz. It begins because of photosynthesis violations – in plant the chlorophyll providing green coloring ceases to be developed. Also the surplus or lack of moisture can be the cause. At exception of all listed reasons it is necessary to check structure of the soil. At high content in it of chalk or exhaust iron by means of which the chlorophyll is developed does not arrive to plant.
Monilioz
Monilioz – fungal disease which quite often affects cherries. About its emergence it is possible to recognize by dried, and sometimes even to the blackening leaves. Such disease should be taken right at the beginning, the majority of trees, especially old and weakened, from it perishes.
For treatment of monilioz from cherry delete the struck leaves and branches. Processing of cherry is carried out by fungicides, the procedure should be repeated several times completely to destroy fungus. If cherry trees are struck more than for 50%, it will be possible to keep harvest hardly.
Shortage of power supply
Quite often in the summer on cherry the foliage dries if in the soil the insufficient content of nitrogen and pine forest. The shortage of pine forest is determined by yellowness of foliage and its deformation. At sheet plates of vein redden, become thinner, leaves fall down.
If cherry lacks nitrogen, drying up of foliage on branches from below begins. At lack of nitrogen the plant begins to turn yellow. To improve its state, it is required to carry out fertilizing.
How to correct situation with yellowness of leaves
That in summertime the krone of cherry has not begun to turn yellow, landing of tree should be carried out on heights, it is necessary to attend to the drainage device. It is useful to arrange fill of fertile soil.
That tree roots have not begun to rot in the summer, it is necessary to choose the sites not subject to regular floodings for disembarkation. It is useful to perform in due time such looking after procedures as scarification, creation of drainage grooves. It is very important to adjust and observe the correct mode of watering.
Fertilizing of cherry trees should be carried out in the spring, until as kidneys will be dismissed. Or to leave the procedure for the fall, for the period when all leaves fall down. Introduction of organic fertilizers is more preferable.
When there comes the fall, it is recommended to collect for prevention of diseases of plants in heap foliage, fossils and to burn them or to remove from the site. In them harmful disputes, larvae of insects wreckers can collect. Attentively observing the listed measures, you will be able to avoid yellowing of leaves with high probability.