Commented: pics of cherry trees with qs re pruningI have had the same problem with my compact stella, planted in spring 2005. I have wondered the same thing about pruning the tops of the branches.
Commented: Care of container grown figs questionKaryn, if you haven't seen it already, if you search gardenweb with 'fig container root pruning' you get a number of previous posts, including one with the sagacious Herman that I found very informati...