Dwarf cherry is freezing
For the second year in a row, dwarf cherries have been frozen on the site. In general, our climate suits it, since it grows here and wild in neighboring plantings. But the home-coloured variety has already been freezing for two years now. What can be done to prevent this? After all, it won’t be possible to tie it with something insulating, since its branches are very thin.
We were faced with an absolutely similar problem: wild cherries grow with a bang, but dwarf cherries freeze every winter and as a result do not produce any berries. But during the summer they brought them back to normal by constantly moistening them, make sure that the soil was always sufficiently moist, also Don't forget about the benefits of organic fertilizers.
It freezes - it doesn't freeze, it dies. It is necessary to insulate not only the tree for the winter, but also the tree trunk area so that the roots do not freeze. If small branches freeze, don’t worry, new ones will grow.
And sometimes the death of a tree from some kind of disease is confused with freezing. We also grow cherries in Khabarovsk, so last winter two out of 15 trees died. And the neighbor has several too. We thought it was frozen, but it turned out that the reason was different.
If a dwarf cherry tree grew normally before winter, bore fruit, the leaves fell in the fall, and in the spring the tree began to dry out, then, in this case, other than freezing it, it is difficult to think of anything else, because trees do not get sick in winter.
Plants on dwarf scions have low frost resistance. Therefore, if the plant freezes, it needs to be insulated for the winter. A dwarf cherry can easily be carefully wrapped in some thick fabric and the thin branches will not break.
Is there any point in growing cherries that constantly freeze? It just takes up space and causes a lot of trouble. Replace with a normal one, albeit tall, but tasty and problem-free.
Perhaps you chose the wrong place for it, find the south side and plant it somewhere in a quiet place so that there is no draft, then it will survive the winter well. I have a front garden with such cherries, it’s warm and sunny there all the time.
In severe frosts, the tree may freeze early, therefore, it is necessary not only to cover the trunk and crown of the dwarf cherry, but also to cover the soil around the trunk with something so that the roots do not freeze either.
You can also tie thin branches, but not when the frost begins and they become very fragile, but in advance, while it is still warm. Just act carefully. Well, Goshiok is right in what he says - insulate the trunk circle as well.
Of all the cherries, dwarf cherries tend to have the least frost resistance. Therefore, the solution to the problem is to plant medium-sized or vigorous cherries. If there is no room for such trees in the garden, then you will have to insulate your dwarf trees every autumn.