I live in Upstate NY...over the summer I planted a weeping cherry tree and 2
sand cherry bushes(shrubs). My question is, should I trim the sandcherrys
now( they have some shoots that have grown to about 4ft tall) or should I
give them the winter and trim in the spring so that the root system has had
a chance to take hold? Would I kill them if I trimmed them now?
As for the tree, should I also wait on trimming that too? Or if I wait till
the spring, will I be cutting the new growth off?
Any info is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
CG in NY

"Gntry" wrote in message
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I live in Upstate NY...over the summer I planted a weeping cherry tree and
2 sand cherry bushes(shrubs). My question is, should I trim the sandcherrys
now( they have some shoots that have grown to about 4ft tall) or should I
give them the winter and trim in the spring so that the root system has had
a chance to take hold? Would I kill them if I trimmed them now?
As for the tree, should I also wait on trimming that too? Or if I wait
till the spring, will I be cutting the new growth off?
Any info is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
CG in NY


Do not prune now as that will encourage new growth. You don't want new
growth as the plant is going dormant for the winter.