thru bonsai.. you could prune it to 6 inches ..

so yes.. EVERYTHING is prunable .. limited only by your knowledge of pruning ...

first you would have to learn about where it is grafted.. and not prune further back than that ...

and do understand.. that most size estimates are at 10 years.. so when you read it can grow to 12 feet.. that is in 10 years.. and it will keep growing after that.. so this spot.. or any other.. you will have to learn how to prune it ...

and lets get this idea out of your head.. that pruning is somehow bad for the tree .. or it hurts it ... properly done.. its no worse than clipping a hangnail .. ==>> it has to be done.. just learn how to do it .. [and dont chew it off and make a bigger problem.. lol]

ken

Cherries are prone to diseases so it is generally better not to be doing a lot of cutting on them. Theoretically in a sprayed commercial orchard situation the chemical use might offset this. But then in orchards (of various kinds of rose family trees) you also see them pulling the trees out and making burn piles after a time, as though the approach taken was ultimately a failure.

he already has it ...

soooo.. plant it.. prune it.. and be done with it.. if it ever shows signs of disease.. just like the rest of us.. no tree is forever ...

if you see them in the hood.. then disease isnt rampant ... so dont worry about that ... learn about it.. but dont worry

ken

Another problem is that cherries tend to grow back at sharp angles from behind heading cuts. But it's also true introducer Lake County Nursery, Perry, OH has had photos of 'Snofozam' on their web site closely pruned and trained into a variety of shapes. It's another one of those situations where if you know how to get the desired effect and are willing to maintain it, then it is feasible. Otherwise, the planting may not work out. With questions like this there is an If you have to ask... aspect involved.

How true^. In any case Matt, make nice neat, clean pruning cuts just beyond the point where a branchlet diverges from that portion of the branch you wish to cut back, Do not leave stubs. Normally, I advise to cut back to an outward-facing branchlet so as to not add to the congestion in the center area of the crown, but that might not apply in your case since you want to restrict lateral size. So make the cuts with that in mind and just realize you're starting down a road that really has no end-so long as you have this tree. It will always need re-doing. But what have ye to lose? If I'm understanding correctly, the tree is already in its somewhat-too-small spot.

On the other hand, if we had a picture to look at, other solutions might present themselves.

+oM