Cherry tree trim... but how?
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2 years agoJohn D Zn6a PIT Pa
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How would you prune this cherry tree?
Comments (2)Try to open the center up. Remove all branches going inward. Aphids are so easy to control, and the ants will go away if no aphids. Just spray insecticidal soap every 7 days. You could even just hose them off. Use All Seasons oil too, if you want to make sure. Stick to the soap when hot. The ants want the aphid poo, not the cherries. Nice looking tree, and so easy to solve the problem. Trim all branches down, as too many cherries produce at the end of branches, and not enough leaf to feed them, so cut back all limbs. See the buds at the end of the branches? See how say 6 inches to 2 feet in, they are farther apart? Get rid of the cluster of buds at the end of the branches. Your cherries will be bigger, and better tasting if you remove about 1/3 of the branch. About where the buds spread out more. You have some big branches in the center, I would remove. Maybe not all at once, but one a season to open the center up like a bowl. You want to form a bowl, open in the middle so light get's in, and air circulates. Go to utube and search how to prune cherry for a more detailed description of what you need to do. Look at the MSU and Oregon videos. Pruning advice I gave is for a sweet cherry, if it's a tart check the videos for proper pruning of tart cherries....See Moretrimming cherry trees
Comments (2)I think that with sour cherries any more than a 30% size reduction is quite risky as they are weak healers and wounds don't close off well. Take 2 years to complete this reduction. The safest thing would be to remove lower branches to accomodate a net and then not allow it to get higher with annual pruning. If lowering height is necessary and worth the risk, lower half as much as desired point first year cutting to a large scaffold at a slant away from that branch. Remove most of the weight before making the final cut making sure not to strip bark off remaining tree. Repeat process following year to permanent height. Any other pruning to open up the tree to more light (not really necessary for sour cherries) should involve no stub cutting and mostly the removal of entire branches, either right to the trunk or to the point of connection to a larger branch. Usually ascetics are an issue so you should prune for balance and a certain level of symetry. This usually means taking off more wood from the top than the bottom. The most practical solution is to plant another sour cherry and maintain it at the size you want it. They grow quickly when not competing with weeds, grass or other trees....See Morecan i graft a fruit cherry tree to a wild cherry tree?
Comments (20)I have read that in this instance that people can do two grafts. The native variety being the most hardy and strongest rooting, then a short intermediary piece which can bridge between the native and fruiting varieties. Can anyone assist? Or know someone who can? I have cut down a large native cherry and would like to graft lapins and stella to the sprouts which are sure to come up this spring. "example taken from plum/almond stone fruit grafting" - " Also (and this is where the fun starts) most fruit trees in the Prunus genus are sometimes compatible with each other: almonds, apricots, nectarines, peaches, and plums all are compatible for grafting, but occasionally it's complicated. For example, some plum rootstock is not compatible with peaches or nectarines; and some almonds require an intermediate step before grafting onto some plum rootstocks."...See Moreh How to trim cherry tree?
Comments (2)There is also some good information here: http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/8057.pdf Some nurseries have classes on fruit tree pruning at this time of year. Your local Master Gardeners may also offer a class or demonstration....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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