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pruning a weeping cherry tree

15 years ago

I have a beautiful weeping cherry tree but the builder planted it a little close to the corner of the house. What is the best way to prune and when? Needs to be thinned out along with length.

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brandon7 TN_zone7
15 years ago
Sounds like the best solution might be removal/relocation.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
15 years ago
at least start with a picture if you want more than brandons speculation ... [though he is probably right]

if it is small enough.. w/in your physical capability .... to move it.. do so in fall when its leaves fall off ...

otherwise.. it is most likely grafted on a standard ... up high where it starts weeping.... [again with the pic, please] .... you can cut any branch back as far as you want.. to tame it.. but if you cut all the good stuff ..

most likely the pole part... is not the weeping plant you want .... or they would not have wasted it as the standard .... this plant may actually have 2 grafts.. on the root stock.. down low [though i would defer on that] .... and the one up high ...

pix please

ken
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