It's important to recognise the differences between types of cherry trees when it comes to pruning. This is our expert-led ...

This is true for cherry, apricots and a few related species. With these trees pruning should be done during the summer growing season to keep the tree size in check and avoid disease problems.

Pruning your cherry blossom tree will keep it healthy and blooming year after year. The cherry blossom tree (Prunus serrulata) is renowned for its delicate pink-and-white flowers, serving as a ...

Tino says it’s important to tell the difference between a leaf bud and a fruiting bud when pruning your cherry tree. So how do you tell the difference? Leaf buds are borne singly, staggered ...

Cherry trees are particularly prone to disease, before pruning you should sterilise any equipment. Pruning cherry trees can be relatively straightforward, simply, identify old, damaged or diseased ...

Why you should prune cherry trees Older shoots on trained cherry trees can be removed and younger stems tied in to replace them. Restricting the growth on trained trees lets light and air into the ...

Summer pruning of apricot and cherry trees is done anytime between mid-summer up until Sept. 15 only if rain isn’t in the forecast.

As with most fruit trees, pruning is crucial to keep the plant productive each year, and even more so for disease-prone cherry trees. Here’s a quick guide on when and how to do it for a healthy ...

The life span of Bing cherries is about 30 years. Pruning should be done in the winter. Pruning too heavily can stimulate excessive new growth that does not produce fruit.

The cherry tree looks like it hasn’t been pruned in years. I have read some about when to prune and how much to take off but I’m still not sure. It looks like some years ago it may have been ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: I have a 25-year-old Bing cherry tree that on some years has produced abundant beautiful fruit and other years only a few cherries. Last year there were none. What is wrong? Luis… ...