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Pruning Cherry Trees
We live in the UK and have a couple of Cherry Trees in our garden which are rather large. With one of them it looks like originally the top part of the cherry tree was grafted onto a trunk from a different type of tree.
Is it OK to prune these trees at this time of year or should we wait until the spring. If I prune the tree now, and there is a frost next week, will it damage the tree in any way? Thanks |
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Pruning Cherry Trees
On 11/8/11 8:37 AM, Vonsworld wrote:
We live in the UK and have a couple of Cherry Trees in our garden which are rather large. With one of them it looks like originally the top part of the cherry tree was grafted onto a trunk from a different type of tree. Is it OK to prune these trees at this time of year or should we wait until the spring. If I prune the tree now, and there is a frost next week, will it damage the tree in any way? Thanks Unlike most other stone fruits, cherries bloom on short spurs on mature wood. The same spurs produce flowers for more than one year. Thus, cherry trees do not require serious pruning. Do corrective, aesthetic, and slight renewal pruning. Remove dead or crossing branches. Remove branches that interfere with the sidewalk and street. If a newer branch has proven productive, remove a nearby older branch (especially an older branch that does not lend appeal to the overall appearance of the tree). If these are ornamental cherries (e.g., Japanese flowering cherries), prune them immediately after they bloom in the spring. You want to avoid removing any bloom wood before flowering. Pruning after flowering might promote the growth of new bloom wood for the following spring. Do not delay into the summer, or you will be pruning away next year's flowers. If these are fruiting cherries, prune after the trees go dormant in the winter. If you can stand the cold, wait until the weather is truly wintery. Otherwise, prune them at the end of winter before they start to leaf out. If you prune them before the weather gets cold, you might promote new foliage that will be damaged or killed by winter frosts. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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