QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsPests and DiseasesCherry branch tips look burned 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gohery asked 15 years ago The leaves on the tips of each branch of my 7-8 year old ornamental cherry look as if they’ve been burned. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago That was caused by greenflies, probably a kind called cherry blackfly. Unsightly but no great harm.