AboutTom Alonzo Expertise I have been growing plants from seeds for at least 20 years. I have grown literally hundreds of different kinds of vegetables, trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, tropicals, some cacti, water plants, iris, rose, lilies, cannas, etc. I enjoy starting from seed.
Experience I've been growing my own seeds for 20 years with indoor propagation equipment I built myself. I am also an Allexperts volunteer on the perennial forum. I have completed the Master Gardener course through the Kansas State University Extension. I have experience with a wide variety of seeds and I have also read through Norm Deno's books on seed germination.
Question hi tom could you help my cherry tree had very little flowers this year also it has made no new leaf the small twig like branches are looking dead does this mean the whole tree is dead.
Answer Hi Les,
Thanx for your question. I'm really not a tree expert but we do have one here on Allexperts. His name is Jim Hyland and he was with the U.S. Forestry Service. He may be able to answer your question. In order to access Jim go to Home/Garden, click on trees and then click on trees again. Jim is currently on vacation until July 5, 2009.
Les, can you be a bit more specific about what is going on with the tree? How old is the tree? You say the tree did have a few flowers on it this year but there are no leaves at all? Do the twigs snap off easily? If there are no flowers or fruit on it now and no leaves the chances are pretty good that the tree is dead and it probably has some kind of internal or root rot caused by a fungus. Have you contacted DEFRA? Here's a link you may find helpful.
