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todd_schmidt3977

Help me identify and save this tree.

9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago

This tree was here when we moved in 12 years ago but over the past 2 it's not been doing so good. I thought maybe it was a crabapple. I had to trim off almost half the tree because it was dead and getting ants in it. Planning on putting ting a 3ft mulch bed around it soon. Any help saving it would be appreciated. TIA. I'm in eastern Massachusetts if that helps any.

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  • 9 years ago

    Yes, its an elderly flowering cherry and past saving. Personally I'd keep it because I like gnarly old trees that support invertebrates, lichens etc. and you seem to have lots of space. Others may disagree.

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