I've planted multiple cherry trees of different species, during different years. All of them don't make it through winter. Why? They should survive my zone (6A).
They seemingly do well throughout the hot summer, and during fall, but never break dormancy in spring.
My other trees don't have this issue (apples, mostly, but some plums and nuts, and pears).
What might be the reason? I plant them in decent soil, water them with automatic timers, and they seem to thrive the first year I plant them.
They have no missing bark (i.e. from deer or sun scald). No bug issues, that I've noticed.
On two of the ""dead"" ones, they have sprouts now coming up from the rootstock (just now in spring), but they weren't there in fall, so I don't think that's the issue.
That's six or more dead cherries (across multiple years). I want some cherries!
Are they dying from the cold, or is there a different reason? Is it from the summer heat?
I live in Midwestern USA, zone 6A. My trees come from StarkBros and are shipped bareroot.