Yoshino Cherry Tree tips

11 years ago

Please be patient and read what i have written as it may get asked eventually anyway.

I was out and about today and drove by Home Depot, taking the usual shortcut to get through to the other shopping centers when i looked over and they had some weeping cherry blossom trees! i made a swift U-Turn and parked, we all got out and started looking, as i was standing there people were snatching these Yoshino's, Okame and weepings up around me before i could get a good look at them, so i made a haste decision and gripped a Yoshino Cherry.

I bought a bigger pot for it, 24" i believe and some good soil. I know little ot nothing about caring for a tree, especially one that seems to be this delicate, but when i saw this for $20 (I searched a few months back and they were almost $100 shipped from another state/country).

Just to make sure i didn't do anything wrong, i cut the plastic planter it came in because i didn't want to dig and yank on it, i use my hands only and broke the dirt around the roots off, but not completely to the core, i sat it about half way, and covered it with new soil, i smoothed out the dirt but i did NOT pat it down (was i supposed too at all?) following that i evenly watered it, waiting for water to appear into the drip pan, which is where i am at now.

At the moment i am in an apartment where i obviously cannot make any land or even interior modification, i plan to be moved within the next 8 to 10 month into a permanent home, the yard is not large but it around half an acre, my entire plan an goal was to have a small man made waterfall built with settling stones and 2-3 cherry trees on both sides of it, a bit like a Zen Garden, and this tree is my adventure in learning to take care of one.

Right now i have it inside because i wasn't sure i wanted to just throw it out back yet. My first and most important (to me) question is; How am i supposed to train this tree? Right now it is about 7ft tall and has 12-15 1ft or so branches and they have green, but mostly reddish(case) buds on the branches.

Iv'e seen many yoshino cherry trees that are not growing straight up like this, they are leaning and curve. when do i need to remove the loosely tied bamboo stick?

I will provide a picture of it once i get a bit of charge on the camera tonight, iv'e done a bit of research on pruning but none of it was on a baby tree, i have no idea how old this tree is either, the tag claims "03-13 3.734 G Grown for Bell Nursery Kitty Hawk, NC." so i am under the impression this tree is not even a month old.

I will be moving it outside in the morning, i cannot place anything in front of the apartment as per rules, however in the back i have a small patio area facing no other residence and good privacy, the only problem there is it is shaded by several very large pine trees and the majority of sun is late evenings.

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RegalPaw
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11 years ago
These are the images i have taken, it is about the diameter of a dime.
RegalPaw
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11 years ago
It re sized the images, here are direct links to a few.
http://i.imgur.com/PNIA0yC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wnrtFF5.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/M9ytRaB.jpg
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
11 years ago
hey

we dont prune tree for about two years.. allowed it to grow a root mass using every single leaf it has ...

then.. after two years.. we think about pruning..

link to planting guide.. follow it precisely ...

and proper planted.. it is not a delicate tree ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: link
Dzitmoidonc
11 years ago
The poster has a Yoshino Cherry in a 24 inch pot. No place to plant it, wants to have it as potted plant. Needs advice.

The tree you mention is more likely several years old. At 7 feet, probably more than 3.

Take the tree out of your house immediately. If it is leafed out, move it in only when frost threatens. (In NC, I hope you are done w/frost.) In the fall, allow it to freeze so that the leaves fall off, otherwise it will not bloom. You cannot keep the tree indoors for extended periods, summer or winter. In the summer, the indoor light is not strong enough, and when it goes out all the leaves will fry. In the winter, it will not go dormant and likely die after one such treatment. BTW, a potted tree outdoors does better in shade than in full sun.

Two feet is a decent sized pot, but this tree will out grow that in a year or 2. You can do root and branch pruning to keep it a 7 ft. "bonsai", but that will require wrestling the tree out of its pot, knowing how much to cut, and repotting. All the while, judicious watering will be required. Did you sign up for that?

These trees are sold with the idea that they will be planted out. Ideally, you could plant it alongside your patio area, maybe 20 ft or more away from any building. Lacking that, you have bought a pet tree that will need more care than an Angora cat.

Maybe somebody will chime in with an easier process. Do you have a friend, relative or somebody who has room for the tree who would allow you to visit when it blooms and to lounge in its shade?
Embothrium
11 years ago
This tree grows quite big in the right climate and site. There have been many past posts from people back East struggling with these, so you may have some problems also. Cherry trees in general can present serious pest or disease issues at any time, however in my area this particular kind is all over the place - there are some examples in Seattle more than 50' across; one in Maryland had an average crown spread of 73' at one point.
RegalPaw
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you guys so much for your information, much of it has been helpful.

Dzitmoidonc; i originally wanted to get a bonsai, i just made a impulse purchase on something that i originally wanted and for 1/4th of the price i had seen them anywhere else. I have alot of free time in the evening to care for the tree, and i have set it outside as of early this morning, where it sits it will get mostly shade from morning until about 3 or 4pm and some direct sunlight in the evening from 3 until dark.

Can i put it at someone elses place? no, unfortunately, all of my friends either live in apartments like i do, duplexes or in one case, on a RV park, both of my brothers have moved from property several times in the last few years and there is no telling if they will be where they are in the next few, one of them due to economical down falls, i am in a position that i have low rent and plan to purchase a home with a sizable yard with a major down payment, about 50%- i am in a better position than any one i know, so as it was put i have a pet tree- and while i have this 'pet' i am looking for ways to care for it, i have the time and resources to nurse the tree, it's a matter of 'how'.
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
11 years ago
"How" involves NOT keeping it indoors. Plants that tend to grow happily out of doors fail to do so indoors for all manner of reasons - lack of humidity, low light levels, inadequate temperature variations, etc. Kinda the reason most temperate flowering trees are not sold as houseplants :-)

In order to have any chance at survival, this tree needs to get outside and soon. Even parking it adjacent to the parking lot (with an easy access to water) is better than keeping it indoors. Or at the RV park.......just get it outside.

And you might want to wait until you actually own a piece of property before buying more trees :-) Bargain trees - especially the early flowering kinds like cherries and plums - are usually routinely available at Lowes or HD or other home improvement centers at this time of year.

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