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Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / July 2008cherry tree pruning
Folks I have two stellar cherries and have cropped these for the year but am now suffering an infestation of cherry slug that has skeletonised about on third of the leaves. I was wondering whether I should spray with Caboryl or just let nature take its course. If I leave the leaves alone and they get mainly skeletonised will that effect next years growth? Could I simply prune the trees now back say by a third or greater? Any information will be appreciated Don > Folks > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Don well, if you don't do anything you will have the same situation next year, i can tell you that! :-) afaik, it's a situation which is essentially harmless unless it's really out of control - then the tree could suffer as it can't photosynthesise properly. have been looking in my books concerning what to do about p&c slugs on some of my trees - one i just flipped through recommended arsenate of lead(!!!!!!!!!!!!) (i somehow doubt one can even still buy such things). i know you can spray with carbaryl. you might not want to (i don't). pruning will reduce numbers, if you wanted to prune anyway, but i'd expect you'll still have the problem next near. i'm going to keep looking concerning my own trees & will update when/if i work out what to do (as an organic solution). otherwise, don't panic, as the tree won't drop dead from it in the short term. it looks worse than it is. kylie Kylie Thanks Don from Down Under >> Folks >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > is. > kylie > > Folks > > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Recently read about an organic method for Pear & Cherry slug. Keep your firebox ashes. Sift out charcoal. Dig in to the soil around the affected tree or tree's. Pear & Cherry slug is the larvae of the Sawfly. Do this from anytime now on. Add after rain. Cheers, Ann.  SignaturePosted at www.Usenet.com.au >> Recently read about an organic method for Pear & Cherry slug. > Keep your firebox ashes. Sift out charcoal. Dig in to the soil around > the affected tree or tree's. Pear & Cherry slug is the larvae of the > Sawfly. > Do this from anytime now on. Add after rain. Cheers, > Ann. how interesting! (and a little odd). not long after i wrote that post i read to try throwing wood ashes onto the slugs; it dries them out & they die. (being a sensible person, i got dh to do it instead of me. i think he got most of the ash on himself & about none on the slugs!) what is digging in the ashes designed to do? will it stop the babies in the ground from ever hatching & climbing the tree? thanks. kylie > Folks > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Don yyu might like to look at this site http://www.au.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cornucop/msg1201382324234.html cheers, Pete |
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