Weeping cherries are one of the most-requested nursery trees, and one of the least understood. They also have a very high failure rate; after dogwoods they are our highest warranty cost item. We like ...

I have an established weeping cherry blossom tree in my front yard (west facing). It appears to have had better days. I think the drought a couple of summers ago damaged it. We lost one of its large ...

Q: Why did my weeping cherry tree develop long vertical splits in its bark this past winter? Will the splits kill the tree? Should I put a wound dressing in the cracks? A: Bark splitting is especially ...

My weeping cherry tree has been slimed — gross! Three of the tree’s branches are totally dead beyond the chunky globs of clear gelatin gunk. Thanks for any help. The substance on your cherry tree is ...

Earlier this week I had a question from a client. She asked me to stop by her house and take a look at a tree she had a question about. Although I am no arborist, I agreed to meet her and I am glad I ...

I am noticing several weeping cherries in the neighborhood which appear to be damaged, maybe dead over the winter. Forsythia bloom was poor, and my Cornus mas failed to bloom too. Will they recover?

Have a gardening question? We will publish gardening questions sent to [email protected] or mailed to the Midland Daily News, Ask the Midland County Master Gardener, 124 S. McDonald St., Midland, MI ...

Grafting is a horticultural technique used to vegetatively join the top of one plant to the base of another to the type of fruit we’re wanting but on a smaller tree. On grafted dwarf fruit trees, the ...