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?

the flower buds are ready to go in fall .. pretty microscopic ... and severe winter weather.. will kill the buds .. here in adrian mi ... cold z5 ... i am lucky if i get a good show once every 3 years or so ... and at least one or two in 5.. no show at all ... since you dont say where you are ... who knows ... next time.. start your own new post .. instead of dredging up an 8 year old post.. its great you tried to search ... but go for new.. with a great searchable title... so the next person can find it ... where are you.. and how cold was winter??? fert is a possibility.. in a highly fertd lawn ... as too much nitro.. will force the tree to green growth.. to the detriment of flower ... ken

They aren't eggs- that's just part of the leaf structure. Dunno what it is, but my northstar cherry has it too and i've noticed it on my plums, too. If you look very closely you'll see they are attached and part of the structure- not glued on like eggs would be.

Katie, before you treat for fungus check for Ambrosia Beetle borers. Ambrosia beetle is Asian, having gotten to the SE US in 1999 (port of entry : Charleston, SC) and is spreading fast, mostly due to the transport of infected stock in the nursery trade. I've seen trees look great one day and be just about dead the next from the little suckers. They like trees with smooth bark. Look closely and carefully all over the trunk of your trees for little (and I mean pretty small, about the size of the head of a pin) holes. These holes will often have a little sawdust sticking out of them or dribbling down the trunk below them. I've seen as few as two and as many as 15 holes on one tree, so be sure to look closely. They're easy to miss. If you find such holes, there's no saving your trees. Do call your county extension agent ASAP to alert them to the presence of this new pest in the area. And ask them what to do about your infected trees and how to protect other trees nearby. Fortunately the insects aren't very mobile on their own, so they're not likely to spread all over your yard. Having said all that, I hope you don't have Ambrosia Beetle. But the symptoms you describe -- catastrophic wilting of entire trees -- is symptomatic of a major system meltdown in the plant, and such problems are usually due to borers in the main circulation system of the tree or serious root damage of some sort, which can be caused by a fungus. Fungus usually takes longer and is slower, though. Marty