IF I top off my cherry now in late winter, will i still get blooms on the branches that are left?

Question

why or why not?

I was told in my last question that if I trimmed now that I would cut off this springs blooms, but if I am only trimming down 2-3 feet, would i not still have the blooms come out on the rest of the branches?

I MEANT WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE BRANCHES. THE BRANCHES ARE LONG, IF I TRIM ONLY 2-3 FEET OFF WONT I STILL HAVE BUDS ON WHAT IS LEFT OF THE BRANCHES??

Answer 1

I think your are confusing those trees with hedges. You want to prune unwanted branches off not just run a hedgeclipper or chain saw over anything that is too long. Get a book on shaping cherry trees by proper pruning and follow its advice on how to deal with the tree. Otherwise you run the risk that the branches will start to rot back from the place you butchered them.

Answer 2

The question is how tall is the tree? If it's really tall (over 15 or 20 feet) you should be fine to cut 2 or 3 feet off. If it's any shorter I wouldn't recommend it because the rest of the tree won't bloom.

Why? Because trees aren't equipped with the sophisticated coagulating system that animals have it takes MUCH more for them to heal up even the slightest wound and stop the sap from leaking out. When a tree gets major damage then the tree's systems essentially say, "Screw reproducing this year, if we don't heal up this wound we'll die!" So they reroute all of the nutrients that would be used for making flower buds to the injured area to help with healing.

Should you try it? Well it depends on where you live. If where you live they predict more winter then you might be fine. If you live where it's already warming up, especially if you can already see the beginnings of leaf or flower buds, then you may need to wait till next year. I'd also wait for next winter to do any major cuttings. To make a long story short if you don't remove too much tree and it's still fairly cool there then you should be fine. Try not to trim too much tree or too big of branches.

Answer 3

What you cut off will not bloom, obviously, but the remaining branches will bloom. Generally, there are more blooms near the end of the branches. Remember that when you prune, you will cause more branches to come below the pruning point.

Answer 4

Flower buds are set after the old flowers are gone. Any trimming you do now will remove flower buds. The best time to prune is right after the flowers are done before the the new flower buds are set. Have patience, trim after the flowers and have beautiful plants both now and next year. Good luck

Answer 5

listen as long as the sap is still down and its still cold weather you will be fine if you are doing a large tree cut the branch and paint the cut with water paint so bores wont get in its that simple people trying to feel you head with bull i could help you more if i knew where you lived

Answer 6

It is still winter where I live, Missouri. There doesn't seem to be any evidence of global warming. Trim your trees. They won't know the difference between Feb. and Dec.