We like to joke that each weeping cherry is actually two trees in one, so that’s why they have twice as many problems. What we mean is that each weeping cherry tree has two parts.

Answer: Weeping cherry is a beautiful tree with its graceful branches. It has such a nice soft pink flower in the spring. The problem is that weeping cherries are not very happy in our climate.

Most weeping cherry trees available in garden centers are grafted, which basically makes it a Frankenstein's monster of a tree.

Q. The weeping cherry tree in my front yard did not bloom this year, and no leaves came out. Is the tree dead? Can I do anything to revive it? The tree is 15 years old, one of my favorites, and ...

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 ...

The Weeping Japanese Cherry, sometimes called the Higan Cherry, is interspersed between the Yoshino, Akebono, and Kwanzan cherry trees.

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?

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 ...