I have one of these vertical cherry trees which has all its branches close
to the main stem.A friend told me that I should trim the top to help bulk
out the tree.
I wanted to leave it to grow as tall as it wants to. Am I right or my
friend?
Blair

On Apr 30, 9:57*pm, "bm" wrote:
I have one of these vertical cherry trees which has all its branches close
to the main stem.A friend told me that I should trim the top to help bulk
out the tree.
I wanted to leave it to grow as tall as it wants to. Am I right or my
friend?
Blair

If you trim it it may well start to grow out and not up.

Isn't the whole point of it that you want it to be tall and slim and not to bulk out??

Amanagawa is the usual cherry with this habit.

Cherry trees are a bit dodgy to prune - inclined to get fungal diseases through the cut surface - for this reason you prune while in full growth rather than when dormant. If I were you, I'd leave well alone.

On 30/04/2011 22:57, bm wrote:
I have one of these vertical cherry trees which has all its branches close
to the main stem.A friend told me that I should trim the top to help bulk
out the tree.
I wanted to leave it to grow as tall as it wants to. Am I right or my
friend?
Blair



It sounds like one of the self set cherry trees in my wild garden. It
must be in the region of nearly forty feet high and not much in the way
of side branches. I guess it depends largely on your reason for growing
it. Mine looks pretty briefly while it flowers, but never had a single
cherry off it, the birds scoff them all and not a hope of putting any
netting over it!

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Thanks to all who replied. As recommended I will leave alone
Blair


"kay" wrote in message
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bm;919579 Wrote:
I have one of these vertical cherry trees which has all its branches
close
to the main stem.A friend told me that I should trim the top to help
bulk
out the tree.
I wanted to leave it to grow as tall as it wants to. Am I right or my
friend?
Blair

Isn't the whole point of it that you want it to be tall and slim and not
to bulk out??

Amanagawa is the usual cherry with this habit.

Cherry trees are a bit dodgy to prune - inclined to get fungal diseases
through the cut surface - for this reason you prune while in full growth
rather than when dormant. If I were you, I'd leave well alone.




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kay