How do I go about pruning my cherry tree, how much and what do I chop?


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Fruit Trees, including Cherry, should be pruned in late winter/early spring, right before they come out of dormancy. Here is an excellent guide to help you know how much and where to cut. Happy Pruning!

http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/h-327.p...


BEST TO PRUNE IN LATE WINTER WHEN THE SAP IS NOT FLOWING,PRUNE FIRST ANY DEAD OR DAMAGED BRANCHES THEN REMOVE ANT INWARD POINTING BRANCHES,SO THE CENTRE OF THE TREE IS FREE THIS ALLOWS THE SUNLIGHT IN THEN PRUNE BACK THE OUTER BRANCHES TO SHAPE CHOSING AN OUTWARD POINTING FRUITING SPURR,IT THE TREE HAS BEEN LEFT UNPRUNED FOR SEVERALL YEARS YOU CAN IETHER PRUNE IT ALL HARD BACH TO SHAPE IN ONE GO BUT THIS WILL MEAN YOU WILL GET LITTLE OR NO FRUIT THE FOLLOWING SEASON,I FIND IT BEST IF THE TREE NEEDS A SERVER PRUNE TO DO EVERY OTHER BRANCH HARD AND THE OTHER HALF I GIVE A MODERATE PRUNE THIS WAY THE TREE IS NOT SO SERVERLY CHECKED AND YOU STILL GET FRUIT THE FOLLOWING SEASON, THEN NEXT WINTER YOU CAN PRUNE THE OTHER HALF BACK HARD BRINGING THE TREE TO THE REQUIRED SHAPE AND SIZE WITHOUT STRESSING THE TREE TO MUCH AND STILL GATTING FRUITE IN EACH SPRING WHEN THE TREES BUDS START TO SWELL BE SURE TO GIVE IT A GOOD FEED TO HELP IT RECOVER

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