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Pruning cherry trees

Leonard 2Leonard 2 Posts: 18
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Hello.

My neighbour has asked me to prune his Cherry tree but I have never done this before and would like some advise about how to prune and when?.

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  • pansyfacepansyface PEAK DISTRICT DerbyshirePosts: 20,545

    It's all  bit difficult without seeing the tree and knowing what type of cherry tree it is. Is it an ornamental one or a fruiting one? If it's a fruiting one is it a sweet cherry or an acid, cooking one? 

    Could you put a photo on here to let us see how old it is, how bald it is, how bushy it is etc?image

    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 19,170

    I never prune my eating cherry trees.

    Dordogne and Norfolk
  • Leonard 2Leonard 2 Posts: 18

    Thanks.

    It is a sweet eating Cherry, about 12 years old.

  • pansyfacepansyface PEAK DISTRICT DerbyshirePosts: 20,545

    Unless any branches are crossing over the centre of the tree and rubbing on other branches I'd leave it aloneimage

    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
  • Leonard 2Leonard 2 Posts: 18

    Thanks to you all for the advise.

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