It's not what a cherry normally wants to do. To maintain the weeping habit, prune off any straight-up branches back to where they attach. Now's a good time to do that while the branches are bare.

At this point, prune to remove the deadwood and provide a little extra TLC. Time will tell whether the tree recovers enough of its beauty to be landscape worthy in the future. It may be too late ...

Pruning a weeping cherry Published: Aug. 22, 2007, 2:55 p.m. By Kym Pokorny | For The Oregonian/OregonLive ...

A: Weeping cherries still can be pruned at this time of the year, although the heavy pruning is typically done earlier, after flowering. This is also true for any other type of flowering tree.

We grow two ornamental cherries, both upright tree forms, but different cultivars and they have plenty of space, and to be honest I have only found it necessary to prune the plant after some of ...