Cherry tree dropping its leaves

Question

I can not tell how long the tree has been at my house, but I have been at the house for about 5 years. It is about 20 to 35 feet tall now. Upon further inspection it looks that the yellowing leaves have some dark spots on them. Does this help. I have been watering it now for about a week, giving it a good watering about 1 to 2 times per week. I live in east central Illinois and temps have not been triple digits, but has been warm and humid for a couple of weeks so far this month. Today, has been the exception. An further advice?

Answer 1

There are several wild cherry trees on the property next to mine that have been dropping TONS of leaves, all yellow.  They're fine; we're in a drought in North Carolina so that could be causing the problem.  The trees continue to bear fruit and show no other signs of distress.