Cherry gum disease: treatment of resin on a tree, control measures and what to do

Many gardeners when growing fruit trees in the garden are faced with the problem of cherry gum disease and the need for treatment. The appearance of viscous transparent drops is a kind of signal about the presence of a disease in a plant. If resin buildup is detected, a number of urgent actions need to be taken, so it is worth learning about the causes of gum formations, existing methods of treatment and prevention.

Determination of gum flow

Gum disease or gommosis is a disease of trees, the main symptom of which is the appearance of gum.Resinous secretions can be found on the trunk, branches, leaves and fruits. In childhood, many tried to try such formations as chewing gum. The taste of gum is bitter, and after being in the mouth, an unpleasant aftertaste remains. Gum disease in cherries requires timely action, as being late can be fraught with the death of the tree.

Causes of occurrence

The appearance of gum on the cherry is considered a bad symptom. In most cases, the formation of gum is a reaction of the plant to adverse factors. Top reasons include:

• mechanical damage to twigs or trunk;
• the inability of the tree to support the weight of heavy fruit;
• sudden fluctuations in temperature or high humidity;
• sunburn;
• the consequences of freezing;
• growing in heavy clay soil;
• excessive fertilizer abuse;
• violation of trimming deadlines;
• the result of harmful insects;
• infections of fungal origin.

The most common cause of gum disease is damage to the bark, the wound from which the plant tries to heal with resin. Insects and pathogens of various diseases can penetrate deep into the plant through the gum, which further aggravates the situation and weakens the plant. Cherry at the same time tries to allocate even more gum and, in the absence of timely measures, may die.

Treatment methods

The method of treating gum disease involves the use of a cardinal "surgical method", which involves the complete removal of the affected area with a sharp knife. How to treat gommosis:

• pick a sharp tool for work and disinfect it;
• gum is cut out with a knife, while capturing 5 cm of a he althy area, if it is present in the cracks, the resin is carefully removed from them;
• in cleaned places, they are treated with 1% copper sulphate, carefully wetting them with a sponge with a solution;
• the tree is left alone for 2 days.

Next, they take a garden pitch and coat it with all the places treated with vitriol. If the resin on the cherry tree has been cleaned from a large area, then a bandage is applied from a garden bandage. Some use nigrofol putty or Kuzbasslak for such purposes.

Experienced gardeners do not advise abandoning the traditional remedy, as the var is cheaper, effective, safe for plants and people, and easy to use.

You can treat gum disease at any warm time of the year. In late autumn, at low temperatures, such work is not carried out, since the wound may not have time to dry out and overgrow, which will lead to freezing of the cherry in winter.

Prevention

To combat gum disease, there are few "surgical" operations. Prevention of the disease includes a whole range of measures:

• for planting, you need to choose the right varieties of cherries that are most suitable for growing in a particular region, taking into account its climatic characteristics;
• you need to choose a suitable place for the tree to grow, avoid areas prone to flooding, soil with problems of moisture passage and access to air roots;
• do not remove or damage the old bark, as it is a reliable protection of the underlying layers, prevents freezing;
• to avoid getting sunburn by the plant in the spring, the stems are whitewashed;
• in the cold period, the tree is provided with additional protection and shelter, standard species and branches are insulated with burlap.

Timely pruning helps prevent gum disease. Experienced gardeners recommend removing “hatched” young shoots during the summer period, preventing them from reaching the stage of desalcation. Small wounds heal much faster, the removal of strong branches will be more painful for cherries in the future.

To increase the stress resistance of a tree and improve the quality of its survival, do not neglect top dressing, and do not get carried away with nitrogen fertilizers. Timely spraying with fungicides and insecticidal preparations will help prevent the invasion of pests and fungal diseases.

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