Thank you so much salt cedar ... It is indeed an asclepias.... Much appreciation on the identification!

Sorry,I guess I didn't give much info. I am trying to send jpg attachments through hotmail,and yahoo mail.After I send the attachment,I check my sent messages and they are also tall and skinny,so I don't think it is the recipients error. If anyone wants to receive an attachment from me to see what I mean,let me know.This is so mind boggling.

Here is a better, higher sounding video. http://tinypic.com/r/svjgcx/8 Here is a link that might be useful: fireplace issue

The insects in pics 2&3 look like giant bark aphids, Longistigma caryae. They don't normally infest cherries but perhaps the tree is stressed for another reason and is just vulnerable to insect predation. Typically any sort of garden treatment for aphids will control these pests - a strong steam of water, hort oil, neem oil, insecticidal soap, etc. I can't see the raised brown lesions well enough to determine if they are more than just normal cherry bark lenticels, although they look a bit too regularly spaced for lenticels. Is there any sign of a sawdust-looking substance at the base of the tree or hanging from any of these lesions? That could indicate borers, a common cherry issue. Is the tree otherwise healthy? Good foliage development, proper flowering, no stem or tip dieback? Black knot usually presents in the branches first and moves down into the trunk when the disease is well established. Any swollen, blackened nodes in visible in the branches?