Midori cherry with bark damage

[brentwood]

Quick question about this damage on my little cherry - do you think that branch will be ok? I'd really like to make it the leader, but if I'm going to change that, maybe now is the time. Not sure if that's wire, critter, weather, or disease, but it's budding happy above this spot.
Wait it out?

Thanks,
B

 

[Tieball]

I would definitely wait it out. You’ll then know the answer to the branch survival and your care will help build the overall health. Wait it out.

 

[Shibui]

Provided it does not become infected with any of the diseases that cherries are prone to it should heal up next summer if you let it grow a bit to put on extra wood.

 

[rockm]

Should be fine. Let it be to heal.I'd be more concerned about what caused the damage.

 

[penumbra]

I don't like the way it seems to be continuing the bark separation. It seems to me that it could be a weak spot for many years. Hope I am wrong.

 

[brentwood]

Should be fine. Let it be to heal.I'd be more concerned about what caused the damage.

I've been pondering that, might be a wire injury - embarrassed to say that, only had one piece on it, trying to guide that branch to be the new leader... Just don't look like it grew that much.

B

 

[brentwood]

I don't like the way it seems to be continuing the bark separation. It seems to me that it could be a weak spot for many years. Hope I am wrong.

That was my first reaction, too - if it looks like it's moving down toward that lower branch, I'm going to cut it off - I think it was the better leader, but at least it's still a stick.

B