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Cherry tree out of control
Please see picture of my cherry tree. Planted last year but I am concernes that it neess pruning. How should I do this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Rachel, is it a flowering cherry or a fruiting tree? If its a flowering cherry it's obviously happy where it is and does it really need pruning? Did you check the ultimate size of the tree before you planted it? If its a fruiting tree it may need pruning to produce the best crop and there will be people on here that can tell you how it's done or check out the RHS website for advice.
It's ok Waterbutts, you know more than me regarding fruit trees. I do wonder whether people buy trees that are just a couple of years old expecting them not to grow that much. The amount of elderly customers I have that want me to cut things down because its reached the top of the fence....... I hate doing it
I've done it as well but am a bit more choosy about what I buy now, given the lack of space I have.