Pruning Japanese Weeping Cherry

Nope in same spot...it just grew!!!No sprinklers but not very good water drainage in the back area (live in townhome community). I really never water that tree...but as I said there is pour drainage so when it rains a lot water does sit. I will check out the roots this week and try your suggestions and report back. I so dont want to lose this fabulous tree.
Thanks again for the information.

Ok I sent some root pictures to post. Was able to dig in two sections...they seems orange, brown and not black or mushy...a friend and I dug around. I do have heavy soil...although good soil. I was chatting with my friend that perhaps I can make the bed around it slightly bigger (in a townhome so there are rules) and somehow add to the soil so its less dense. When I have time to cut out some of the lawn and extend the bed this weekend I may be able to see the root on the other side of the tree. There is definately a waterer drainage problem in the lawn area of our community.

Thanks for your reply. It is good that the roots that you were able to access are not showing signs of rotting. I will be curious to see what the other roots on the other side of the tree look like, or if there are less there. Dieback of roots can occur when there is a drainage problem. As you mentioned, drainage is an issue, if only for some of the roots. So do what you can to improve the drainage--as you mentioned cutting out some of the lawn, which will allow the roots to breath and cut down on the soggy soil conditions. The fact that the soil is heavy and it doesn't drain well when it rains is an indication of inadequate drainage. To improve drainage, add some gypsum to the soil, according to package directions. You can also work in compost and/or pumice, being careful not to disturb roots too much. Areas can also become compacted when they stay too wet, so once you've exposed soil by taking out grass and have added gypsum, mulch with a 2-inch layer of shredded bark, which will help the area around the tree from becoming compacted, and will then increase drainage. Just make sure to start the mulch 2 to 3 inches away from the trunk. Let me know how your excavation of grass goes.

Hi Mopete and Julie,

I uploaded the photo of the root onto Mopete's last post. I hope it helps!

thanks
Mitch

These are great news and answers her, thank you