i have a weeping cherry in my front garden and was wondering if i can cut it back, if so, when and by how much

Answer 1

i have one in my front garden i cut it back in the sep, oct, time i have had to cut it in the summer as the new branches are touching the floor but just to keep it tidy, in the past i have cut it back to the crown where the branches come off the trunk leave 10" or 250mm on each branch in the spring it will grow like wildfire and the blossom will be beautiful hope this helps
regards john

Answer 2

Pruning the weeping branches should be fine, always prune back to a bud. Don't cut it back below where the straight stem is grafted to the weeping part.

Answer 3

You should just trim it little or cut the dead parts only. Usually these trees don't need heavy trimmings, and if you do cut the big branches, you can kill it. A lot of people think it'll grow back, but it won't. Instead the tree only shoots suckers. Leave this guy alone!

Answer 4

I prune mine in the winter or early, early spring. I also have to cut back limbs touching the ground during the summer.

Answer 5

the other answers are all correct but the optimum time is in early spring just before the leaves emerge, and you can prune back as far as you'd like off the main branches.

Answer 6

Keepsondancing my sentiment exactly let it flourish and only prune if it is danger of becoming top heavy, even then you can stake it.

Happy cherry blossom time!

Answer 7

All the answers before are right, one tip : water your tree realy well
after you've pruned it even if it is November !

Answer 8

I wonder why you want to trim it at all? It is a breathtaking tree with a lovely structure - which you will destroy if you tinker with it. Why would you want to change its natural habit?

Answer 9

wait until winter when the tree is dormant

Answer 10

late autumn and don't over prune.