How to Take Care of a Weeping Cherry Tree?
Controlling Pests and Diseases Ensuring appropriate moisture content in soil is the best way to keep the tree free of pests and fungal infections. Although pesticides can be used to tackle most of the pests, there is an easy, organic way of controlling common pests like spider mites, aphids and borers, and that is using insects like pirate bugs and lady beetles. Alternately, Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) can be use to get rid of spider mites. To tackle the problem of tent caterpillars, trim the parts that bear the nests. Garden borers can be kept off the weeping cherry tree bark by either spraying the bark or applying a coat of solution made by mixing half a pound of diatomaceous earth with a tablespoon of liquid soap. Read more on pest control. General Weeping Cherry Tree Care These trees can grow in almost any soil type, but they require plenty of water. Hence plant them close to some water source like a pond or lake. They prefer a well watered soil. However, ensure that the soil does
