I have recently moved into a new house and it has a bing cherry tree on the front lawn. It has a canker (I think) and it’s leaves are full of holes. It also has a ton of aphids and ants so I sprayed it down and put the sticky stuff to trap ant on paper on the bottom. Aphids may be a problem for next year.What do I do, and what should my regular maintenance be? Any other problem that you see in the pics feel free to comment on! Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
I need help with my cherry tree!
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At this point in time all I would do is get rid of any insect pests by spraying the entire tree with a spinosad based insecticide. I would remove all grass and weeds from around the base of the tree for a radius of about 3 feet. I would then fill this area with a good mulch but keeping the mulch from actually touching the trunk. At leaf fall would rake up and burn all of the fallen leaves. I would then spray all limbs and the trunk with either Neem Oil or Horticultural Oil. Just before bud break in the spring I would spray the entire tree again with the oil. Then, next year keep a close eye out for insects and if they return spray with the spinosad. There isn't much you can do about the weeping wound shown in the picture. I would fertilize the tree in the spring and fall with a good organic fertilizer. Forget any Scotts or Miracle Grow products, use only an OMRI rated product.