Chery tree bleeding sap

Hello all,

First time poster here.

We recently moved to a new property which comes with three cherry(blossom?) trees.
I noticed one of them is leaking sap in recent weeks. I did a bit of googling and came across canker disease , not sure if I identified the issue correctly but and the answer is to prune off any infected areas.

I also noticed all three trees doesn't look right where main branches join the trunk (see pictures pls).

Is there anything I can do to recover these trees?

I should add that I've been told these trees are about 40 years old.


Many thanks

ps - Sorry about the typo in the title. Can't seem to figure out how to edit.

 

Its the kind of thing that happens, they do look pretty old.
I'd not do any pruning as you are probably likely to let in more disease than you cure.
I get the feeling they could go on for a good few years before they start to die off.

 

It looks as though they've had their fair share of inexpert hacking in the past. As the gum is bleeding from the main trunk, there's not a lot you can do. If you do want to take out any branches, though, make sure you do it during a longish dry spell in summer. As pete says, they're good for a few years yet

 

Thanks very much, hopefully they will stay for few more years then.

I don't have the need to prune them as I like how they look at the moment.

 

Hello

Cherry trees often get canker and can carry on growing with quite happily before any major trauma starts to occur. If you start pruning off any infected branches you'll eventually end up with nothing.

Cherries often form tight branch unions such as these. It's part of their normal growing habit. Again, there's nothing much you can do at this stage so best just to leave it. Formative pruning when the tree was younger may have been able to remove tight forks before this became an issue, but it's too late for that now.

Not really, no. The crown looks vibrant and full. You simply have a cherry that hasn't been very well looked after in the past and you're pretty much stuck with it. I wouldn't take a saw to any part of it now. Enjoy it while you have it. Remove it if/when it starts falling apart.

 

Thank you very much for your reply.