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Keep cherry bark healthy
The trunk, branches and branches of a cherry tree are protected from the outside by the bark. Often the bark is infected by fungi or bacteria. Keeping the bark of a cherry tree healthy is important for the healthy tree.
The healthy bark
A cherry tree is visible from afar on its bark in the cold season. The healthy cherry bark is smooth and shiny, in young branches green, colored in older gray to reddish brown and contains rust-colored horizontal stripes. The term "bark" is generally equated with the term "bark". However, the bark is only the outer blackish part of the bark, which gradually detaches itself from the trunk like a marigold. It is therefore called "Ringelborke".
The sick bark
Chrysanthemum diseases are often fungal infections that affect the bark. In fruit tree crab, the affected areas become dry, the bark breaks and tissue growths form on the cracks. The Valsakrankheit makes itself noticeable by the fact that the surface of the bark gets warts, discolored, sinking and escape rubber flow. The affected areas should be removed and destroyed.
The injured bark
In order to keep the bark healthy, the damage should be avoided as far as possible. Can the cuts not be avoided, such. As in grafting or grafting, as well as the annual pruning, good wound care is important. The cuts should always be made with a sharp knife.
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The injuries of the bark are closed by the so-called callus tissue, which promotes the healing of the wound. The resulting scars remain visible for several years, depending on the size of the wound.