Pruning cherry trees from year 1 to year 4

[@f7ipper]

This is the greatest pruning video in the history of KZbin. Zero time wasting - all killer, no filler. Thank you!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Trying my best!

[@cp0cp927]

Exactly what I was thinking. I have a small cherry tree that I just planted and want to find information on how to maintain it and every video I've found for help has just wasted my time with pointless talking.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@cp0cp927 my ancestors came from Sparta...Spartan blood in me

[@poseidonstrident1457]

@@SweetCherryGrower but Spartan's betrayed Alexander the Great and Greeks when they started conquered the world... im kidding, hail from Edessa-Greece-Macedonia my friend

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@poseidonstrident1457 they didn't betrayed ...they just didn't follow them.. thieves and Athens betrayed Alexander and they pay heavy for it

[@dianabriggs1032]

Phew- thank you for just getting down to business. I’ve watched a lot of these and really appreciate that you show rather than tell! Why should I have still been searching for pruning videos after watching so many? Because I was still confused. Now I’m not- thanks! Also, props for filming THE WHOLE TREE and yourself from a decent distance. I notice it’s weirdly hard to find video or even pictures of the full-grown version of some trees and plants I’ve ordered with any sense of scale. But here it’s clear where exactly the cuts are happening. Bravo.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

I do my best...i didn't have anyone show me how to do this..so when i learn i did this videos so others like me can have a little bit of help

[@ilsekraamwinkel5268]

Love it, four years pruning and never changed his outfitt!!!!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

How often you change yours;

[@denniscarpenter4427]

Like me,he never gives up on a garmit

[@BenDere-h6e]

Does Superman ever change his?

[@lindamorgan2678]

I know I was wondering if he was going to look older through the years. Men are lucky at his age they get better looking.

[@LauraEllen999]

This is THE most informative pruning video ever... and so simple! Thanks so much for filming and uploading this!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Any time

[@59markr]

I just spent yesterday removing a 20 litre bucket of cherries with brown rot from the orchard I bought six months ago. The open trees had almost no rot while those that were hopelessly overcrowded had almost all cherries rotting. This video is the perfect solution. It even confirms the time of year - late summer/autumn - to prune cherries, not winter, with all the rain and chance for infection. Thanks!! 😁

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@59markr have fun

[@CandiceWA]

This is hilarious! I love the trimming one first two years. So cool to see the result of trim. Very nice, thank you so much for collecting and editing this ! Four years all in one video!!!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Yeah and shot in one day

[@CandiceWA]

SweetCherryGrower really? Was that four different trees? I thought that is the same tree and you trimmed in four years?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@CandiceWA no..its not one tree

[@cheekiweeki]

Thank you for this - I wouldn't have had the heart to cut the stems and branches so drastically if I had not seen you do it and the result the following year! Great video - Thank you!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

You must get cheeki with it to be weeki later

[@tewelwood]

Agree with others, this is the BEST pruning video I have found on KZbin- I have 4 trees I need to prune and this is absolutely the best, what is shown visually answers all of my questions!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Well thank you

[@lowellalia9876]

Simple but very informative. In most videos I get lost in the technicalities and in the science of pruning. Your lesson is so easy to remember. Thanks!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@lowellalia9876 have fun

[@creyes777]

Thanks! This was the easiest tutorial. And I’ve been searching online.. but the year to year helps so much.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Am the best

[@BOTheSavant]

@@SweetCherryGrower k

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@BOTheSavant am the GOAT

[@MonicaMoveMIRealty]

Best 7 minutes on KZbin! thank you, super helpful

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Welcome

[@CandiceWA]

Haaa, I agree!

[@rraymon0]

Seriously, clap clap clap. Exactly what I needed to see. So darn helpful. Thankyou for not fluffing about. Serious skills mate

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Thanks ray no fluff from me

[@billstatler1185]

Thank you so much for getting back I appreciate it I am very new to this and I'm getting excited to see cherries.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Any time

[@Chercher4848]

Very clever & to the point. Don’t have land so doing container gardening on patio. Just bought a “Craig’s Crimson” dwarf cherry (5gal) & it’s pruned exactly how you demonstrated. I will use your method to keep it small. Thank you!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Yes you can do that in all cases

[@clmvdv]

This is super cool demonstration! I planted a 2 year cherry tree 14 month ago in may (so now in it's third year) It has been cut by the nursery at around 125cm (a bit more than 4 feet) with some branches. I can choose for open centre or central leader but actually I don't like both options because the cherries will be too high to hand pick! (I should have thought about that earlier ...;-) I would love to have your model, but I read below that I will kill the tree if I would cut it at knee hight this winter, correct? Could notching work to stimulate side branches and if I see side branches come out , than cut the tree above the side branches?! I am told that apple trees have sleeping buds that you don't see but will be activated if you prune. This is not the case with cherries? A lot of questions .... I reallly would like another structured tree with hand picking options. Any suggestion how to change my tree?!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@clmvdv you can try only the cut..but you must havve visible buds in the spot..if not..no branches will grow

[@Sam-tg4ii]

Preciously-informative time laps. Many thanks.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Any time

[@markplezia133]

do i make the knee high cut at planting or after a years growth? thanks

[@horseblinderson4747]

When it's gone dormant after a year of being in the ground

[@FiMelbourne]

This video is very helpful. Straight to the point. Thank you for sharing. My tree is about 10 years old. Doesn't produce many fruits for the past 4 years. I used chicken manure pallets as fertilizer. Any advice to encourage the tree to produce more fruits? Thanks in advance. Greetings from Melbourne Australia 😊

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Hi Melbourne...so many factors can play role...try to not cut many new branches for two years..this will promote new flower buds...more flowers more fruits

[@FiMelbourne]

@@SweetCherryGrower thank you so much for a fast reply.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@FiMelbourne any time...i am just in the other side of the planet

[@Коля777-р9ы]

very nice and cool showed, very happy to see your work again, your videos have not been released for a long time, I thought you had left to shoot ... Your videos are very useful and I have taken a lot of technologies for myself. They also motivate. I wish you inspiration and good health, I am waiting for new videos

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Thanks..i never stop working...but i take a break from it to play and make this video...i will post only what is good info to help new growers...this is not a job blog...working alone my orchard is hard and i can not make videos all the time...have fun

[@Коля777-р9ы]

@@SweetCherryGrower I wish a good harvest )

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@Коля777-р9ы you to

[@robertbrawley5048]

I like his videos on planting and fertilizing young , just planted trees . This video I liked the three year cycle of pruning instruction. I will follow his instruction for pruning and developing plum trees my area 100 kilometers south west of Washington D. C. Is not suitable for cherry growing but plums grow well . I would like to try growing cherry trees on drawf rootstock . Minus 5° Celsius is our usual temperature but occasional it will get minus 12° Celsius. Possibly will consider trees burned to Spanish bush style under cover. A small row of maybe 5 trees .

[@carolynstokes333]

First, thank you for making a video that is to the point. Now.........my question is.....I have had my cherry tree for two years in the ground. The tree is growing like a cane growing in a shallow pond of water......straight up with no branches. Can I still cut it back to the height shown in your video for the first cut. I did not know to cut it when I first received and planted it. Cut now will not damage tree? Thank you

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Thanks...so you can ...but you must make sure there is buds under the cut....those buds will grow as a new branches...make the cut in the winter

[@SweetCherryGrower]

To be more sure make the cut higher

[@carolynstokes333]

Thank you for responding. I sincerely appreciate it.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@carolynstokes333 no worries

[@Calyn79]

Did you cut it? I am in your position now. Before I cut I need to know I don’t kill the tree. Thanks.

[@alveygardens]

The best no nonsense Cherry pruning or fruit tree pruning tutorial ever. This is exactly what I needed. Thank you

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Welcome sir i try my best to do simple videos

[@catherinerosenbaum9934]

i just planted two cherry trees two weeks ago, now found your video, can i still trim my trees

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Better do it next year

[@billstatler1185]

I have been following your pruning techniques I have one Bing cherry tree that is around 4 to 5 years old has never flowered it is in a greenhouse along with my Rainier cherry tree and the Rainier is probably 3 years old it has flowers on it this year what am I doing wrong why am I not getting flowers on my Bing cherry tree? Anything would be helpful.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

So every variety is different...one makes flowers in year 3 the other in year 7...you can force flower formation by not pruning the branches...or just being patient... usually cherry trees needs 6 years to make flowers

[@jaxxmelton]

Great video. Makes pruning look systematic.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Yeah it is

[@horseblinderson4747]

It appears he's training a tree that would go vertical into a shrub that he can pick all by hand from the ground, and spread out with a wife canopy

[@almadore]

Best short and sweet explanation, just like in ikea instructions :) !

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Well thank you

[@tsikischerrry1088]

Μπράβο ρε Άρη αλήθεια βοηθάς πλ τν κόσμο ελπίζω να συνεχίσεις έτσι Νικήτας

[@hristiyanstoyanov2738]

Thats great, man!! Any videos for pruning pears??

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Sorry only cherries

[@hristiyanstoyanov2738]

@@SweetCherryGrower thanks, brotha, keep up that great work!!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@hristiyanstoyanov2738 trying my best

[@hristiyanstoyanov2738]

@@SweetCherryGrower way to go

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@hristiyanstoyanov2738 yeah

[@rhulandjc2008]

I just purchased a Bing and black Tartarian for cross pollination. Both are basically 4-4.5ft 1.5m straight sticks with little side growth. Both Just fully leafed out for spring with finger sized trunks. Will be planting into the ground tomorrow. Can I safely prune off the top meter or so at knee high just above desired leafed out shoots this time of year to start training the to this method? Do you pull/cut off all the trunk side shoots below the cut just leaving the top 2 or live shoots near the cut? Or should I wait a year let the roots set and get established then wait until fall/winter to make cut now that spring has arrived? We are also going into a 3-5 day dry spell with no rain, does that help if I can safely make the cut? I know many questions in there but reading through your responses to others questions I think I have a grasp of the concept just not sure about spring cutting if possible

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Ask anything So do not make the cut now...you will shock the tree...do it next winter...do not cut anything below the cut...tree will give growth close to the cut..this is the nature of the tree...do not cut at knee high...do it much higher...you have bigger tree frilom the tree in the video

[@rhulandjc2008]

@@SweetCherryGrower Thanks for the reply! I will let them go for this season here in Ohio, USA. Awesome video...straight to the point, easily to follow and under stand this particular technic... wordlessly...one of the best on KZbin for Cherry pruning I've come across. I believe I read in a Comment your located in Greece? If I ever get that way I will reach out and stop by and trade some Ohio Wildflower Honey from my Bee Hives, for some of your cherry's😁... I sent some honey bottles to a friend in Italy not to long ago...so you could say me and my bee are International...🤣😂🤣 Hope you have a great season with all your Cherry's.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@rhulandjc2008 yeah am from Greece... ask me anything in the future and thanks

[@Ftoyou2]

Around what time of year do you prune? Late fall or early winter?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@Ftoyou2 early fall

[@chishe1815]

Thanks for the videos -- do you have something similar for peach and plum trees?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Nop...only cherries

[@paulmontagna3996]

4 years in 7 mins - this is a baller video man thanks

[@SweetCherryGrower]

No problem

[@weekendhomeprojects]

4 full years and you still had on the same clothes. What brand lasts that long? Abercrombie?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Yeah...so...this video made in one day..thanks

[@mindtricks311]

LIES!

[@stephent5411]

Any wAy I can send you a couple pictures of my sweet cherry trees and you can help me with what’s going on.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@mindtricks311 aaaa...no

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@stephent5411 [e-mail]

[@kadyfong]

Knee high cut was never made on my 3rd year cherry tree. I now have a long skinny trunk with a few branches growing out high up. Can I make the knee high cut this winter still? Or is it too late? (Love this video btw. BEST one I’ve seen!!)

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Noo...you must have live buds in the area ...if you don't and you am sure you do not have tree will just die

[@kadyfong]

@@SweetCherryGrower Oh I see. So to be able to cut knee high, there should be buds below the hard cut?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@kadyfong yes

[@josephjhingoryiv3539]

Hello and great pruning. I have been interested in the Black Cherry tree and have found a young one in my woods. I plan on transplanting it and growing it. What tips do you have for preventing black knot and pruning?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Black cherry tree its wild ...do not prune like i do in the video...just let it grow and prune in the future only the dead branches...if you not prune it and if you spray and of autumn and early Spring copper tree will be fine

[@DIYtalk]

Very informative- thankyou

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Any time

[@beaglechester]

Hi thanks for this. Is the basic concept the same for a dwarf cherry? i.e start a knee height?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Yes

[@p.j.d.8199]

What month are you trimming, what's the temp? I'm in central Alabama and need to know the best time to prune? Will the way you trim keep them dwarf size? Also do you slant your cuts or cut straight across each branch evenly?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

I start 16 of August work until November...the best time to do this is when trees are blooming...but there's no time to finish the job then...you can not keep them dwarf by the way of trim...i will make cuts that are suitable for each tree

[@RiceballRox]

Wow that is very insightful! Great video!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

You can prune in fall in winter and early spring..do not try in summer

[@RiceballRox]

SweetCherryGrower thank you! I saw your answer in one of the comments below so I deleted the question. Thank you for answering again! :)

[@petrisorserdaru4309]

Hi,I received a plum tree which is 18 months old.The crown starts from 50 cm and it has 2 main branches.I was thinking to cut it to the knee height today and hopefully a new canopy with 3,4 main branches will come out.Is it ok to do it today or should I wait until April 2023?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Wait

[@jozekrizman2232]

I want to use a cherry tree as a shade/backyard decor tree can i prune it the second year and let it grow in two major branches and let it gain height,Will it still produce fruit

[@SweetCherryGrower]

You can do that no problem...

[@felixgonzalez8760]

Mine is 3 years and just grows outwards, it barely grows upwards, currently it is like 1 1/2 meters tall . Do you have any advice on what i could do?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Basically is the way the variety grows..tree as it grow will go up..do nothing

[@tony17]

I bought some bing and Stella cherry trees from home depot and they look much bigger then the one you pruned …. After a year of being planted can I still cut it or will it kill the tree ?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

At knee high? Probably will kill the tree

[@tony17]

@@SweetCherryGrower they are about 7 feet tall so I’m guessing 5 feet would be ok ? The scary part is leaving no leaves or branches just a stick in the ground lol 😆

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@tony17 its difficult to advise you without seeing the trees

[@lindamorgan2678]

OK this is an amazing video. I do not know anyone with Spartan blood but if they are clever and to the point I need to meet some. So tired of the blah blah video's on youtube they are kinda narcissist but the ones that are helpful and truly want to help others are a standout. Thanks so much, subbed and hit the alarm. I have a sour cherry tree that finally is producing year 4 and I have never pruned it ! Live in the north of Canada zone 3 and they are hardy here. When they are dormant in the fall can I do a major pruning or go by the 1/3 rule so it does not get shocked. Thanks so much and all the best to you and your cherry trees :-)

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@lindamorgan2678 if they are in dormancy you can prune....but sout cherries do not need alot of prune like mine sweet cheeries

[@lindamorgan2678]

@@SweetCherryGrower OH OK good to know so I do not go too crazy on them. My friend has a U -pick farm and has the sour Evans cherry trees and his are not pruned like yours either. Would I cut the top off like you did at the beginning of your vid ( 1 to 4 years) to make two branches instead of one ? Thanks for replying to me about that I might of ruined mine if you did not.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@lindamorgan2678 i am not expert on sour cherries but from what i know i think you just prune the dead branches and leave the tree doits own things

[@lindamorgan2678]

@@SweetCherryGrower Thanks again. I will ask my friend he went to pruning classes here at the university that actually found this Evans cherry tree and made it popular around the world. Will go out and visit him and look at his. It is not a grafted tree either

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@lindamorgan2678 any time

[@Jaze2022]

What time of year is best for pruning? It looks like fall from the video when the leaves start dying. Is there concern for winter injury?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Any time is ok just make sure the weather is dry...its fall in the video ..i prune from late summer to early fall...in my area the weather is dry that time...and yes if the winter is extremely cold frost damage will hit the pruning trees

[@tonyletros3171]

Great pruning?? Where are the cherries?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

You can watch my other videos for cherries thanks

[@Aaaa-ky9vk]

i know you did the video over 4 yrs, but i dont understand how you manage wearing same cloth over and over, great video

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Yeah no yeah no yeah no i did the video in one day thxs

[@solitarysheep3871]

Man, all these cuts from waistline to knee, but I am a midget.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Best comment in my channel ever

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

So what?? You got a knee and a waist line don't you?? 🤔 The tree will do just fine with cuts at lower heights. This type of pruning is intended to create a fruit tree that can be picked by hand without the need for height assisting equipment. If you are a midget, your cuts will need to be lower than other people, to enable you to reach the fruit when it's ripened. ☝ (I understand you probably joking but I thought I make a point.) 😉

[@tns1383]

When is the best time to prune young cherry tree like you did?Can I prune it in SPRING?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Yeah..spring is the best time

[@jane2121]

@@SweetCherryGrower early spring？ before germinate？

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@jane2121 yes

[@jane2121]

@@SweetCherryGrower Thank you so much. Can I do it now in Melbourne. It is spring here . I planted my cherry on June and it has two main trunks. It has flowered and the fruits are still green. There is one new side shoot at lower part now. Can I prune now or wait till autumn？ Thanks

[@jane2121]

It looks not early spring now

[@tamarahaight9054]

This is the second year I’ve come back to this video - it’s so great, i felt confident pruning my cherries. My trees looked like year 2 when I got them. I pruned them late Feb. 2020 the first time. I didn’t prune them again after summer. I was about to prune now, but see you are pruning in the fall. Should I just wait till fall now? They branched out really nicely last year. They now look just like your year 3.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Prune them now... pruning can be made from late summer to early spring

[@tamarahaight9054]

Thank you!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@tamarahaight9054 welcome

[@cleolector710]

Is there any time you will let grow a cherry will this be the 5th year

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Prune every year

[@robertjanez7467]

thanks for posting, very informative, especially the 1st 3 years. what type of soil do you have? sandy loam or clay?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

A mix of them

[@joegreaser]

what time of year is best for pruning? does it matter? is it okay to prune and have no leaves remaining?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

You can prune from the end of summer untill the start of spring no problem...do not prune when is about to rain or snow

[@josephjhingoryiv3539]

Also, what is the point of cutting the young trees at knee and chest length? Does it help with growing later on?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Knee high cut is the basic cut for make open vase system...all the steps in the video are made for this reason...trees are trees..they will grow ..we just show them how we like them to grow

[@josephjhingoryiv3539]

@@SweetCherryGrower Ok, thanks for the quick response!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@josephjhingoryiv3539 welcome

[@elizabethm5069]

Hi 👋 Does this pruning method apply to a sour cherry tree planted in zone 3?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Hi Elizabeth 🙋..so yes you can do it..but the logic in sweet cherries for commercial use is difference....for sour cherry is better just leave the tree do its thing...you just prune dead branches...its up to you

[@michaelleboulluec3654]

How many years can you continue to grow this cherry tree and get normal production?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Its all in the rootstock..gizela 6 can last 12 to 15 years...my rootstocks maxima 14 and cab 6b can last 20 to 30 years...wild cherry rootstock can last 40 to 80 years....from planting

[@marklescault9429]

Dude thank you so much for illustrating this so clearly. This is exactly the explanation I've been thinking of. It's important to know each year the type of cuts you should be making. Thank you for making this so clear!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Dude! you are welcome!

[@marklescault9429]

@@SweetCherryGrower I have a cherry that we bought before I learned to buy whips. It's at about the 3 year mark but I wasn't sure how to proceed. I think I'm at the waist high chop off😂

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@marklescault9429 try it

[@rajeke]

You literally earned my sub in 20 seconds. Homeboy delivers. Now I can learn about my new tree!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Have fun

[@roncam3779]

But you didn't say when to cut though. When is best to cut?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Well if you can see the leaves are falling...so...

[@hilarydean9509]

So, we did the knee prune in year 1 but didn't prune at all in years 2-4. Tree seems healthy, blooms and bears fruit. But its canopy is a little narrow. Is it too late to begin pruning to encourage branching out?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Never to late

[@hilarydean9509]

So should we just pick up where we left off? At the end of the summer take off the inward growing branches and shorten the tallest ones?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@hilarydean9509 yes

[@SaharaJane]

That was super helpful, thank you!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Parakalo!

[@romantiltu]

Hello. In the winters we are -25 celsius. Is there a risk for cutting at this time?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

-25? Wow...here we have in the worst case -2 at the morning....yes it is a risk but with those temp having a orchard is a risk...prune when you have -5 the lowest

[@monicarolfe1]

What u need to cut the branches ?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Just a pruning thing

[@brightonmusic]

During the four years, did the bushes produce any fruit or were they pruned before any fruit?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

With the rootstocks i use the first cherries will grow in year 5...one or two...from year six and on trees will have many cherries to pic

[@brightonmusic]

@@SweetCherryGrower Thank you!!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@brightonmusic welcome

[@Jesus4UWH]

Got my answer from one of your comments, thank you!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Any time mr Bill

[@fnyfrm]

What’s the best time to prune ?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Very best is at the end of the winter and start of spring if the weather is dry

[@rabiaishaq6852]

Hi . That’s very helpful video. My tree is already 5 years old and produces a lot of cherries this years. Just found out we should proun trees. How should I do now it’s already big and mature tree.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Go see my videos..i have videos pruning big trees...

[@adlahmekhaeel790]

Thank you for posting this tutorial that was so easy, can I prune my plum tree like this too

[@SweetCherryGrower]

More or less yes

[@katieh374]

Hello, thanks for your tutorial. when is the best time to prune the tree?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Best is to prune in a dry sunny day in winter

[@katieh374]

@@SweetCherryGrower thank you

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@katieh374 welcome

[@marvelclips5385]

Did you wear that dress for 4 years?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

To be clear..i use the time stone...helps in videos like that...easy and fast

[@mmelts1851]

When will be the right time to prun? When i come from a cold region(-20c in winter). Dont want to loose a tree for the cold. I mean now we have 9-15 degrees and next month can happen that minuses are coming

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Here the sun Melts irons...

[@SweetCherryGrower]

So you can prune now...or at the end of winter

[@gtN1]

About how long would you wait before pruning a newly planted tree (~1.5 months until Spring)? I just put mine into the ground, it's about 5' tall but has good shape so far (no inward branches). Just wondering if I should wait until next season to give it a chance to settle in. Thank you, great videos

[@SweetCherryGrower]

You can prune any time during winter just do it with dry weather...you can prune your tree next year no problems

[@BenSamara]

I got a baby stella prunim avium cherry tree 170cm tall that im gonna plant 2 meters away from the bush, in between is a path way. Will the cherry tree block that path? The idea is to use the cherry tree to shade that path, but still be able to walk on the path. Any advice? Is it possible what im doing

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Check my answer

[@BenSamara]

@@SweetCherryGrower where is your answer?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@BenSamara its ok i will post here....you will not have problems...tree trunk will be 50 cm wide in 40 years

[@pondholloworchards]

Nice very nice just started some myself

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Cherry on

[@jessalyn4672]

Why do you prune it to the knee the first year?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

In spring 4 or 5 branches will grow and they will be the base branches...we need those to start growing as lower it is possible....we need this to happen because the lower parts of the tree after some years will be just wood with no cherries ...if you start those base branches higher after a few year cherries will be much higher and hard to pick

[@cjbro5934]

What season are you pruning these trees in please?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Starting end of summer

[@cjbro5934]

@@SweetCherryGrower thanks. I ask because it's spring in Australia right now, and I've missed pruning at fall/autumn for a 3 year old tree. I've given it a Light prune anyway and spaced out the branches so I will give a major prune in autumn. fingers crossed!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@cjbro5934 if you like you can finish the pruning now no problems

[@cp0cp927]

I just planted two cherry trees in August about a week ago. How soon do you recommend that I should begin pruning? One is a tart cherry tree and the other is a Brazilian cherry tree.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

So i grow sweet cherry varieties...tart cherries are different...i think you do not prune those trees...brazilian cherries is in a way the same...just let the tree grow and cut away dry branches

[@cp0cp927]

@@SweetCherryGrower thank you for your fast reply.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@cp0cp927 welcome

[@fnyfrm]

Hope you see this what’s the best time of year to prune ?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

End of winter start of spring weather is dry

[@horseblinderson4747]

Would these cuttings take root or be graftable?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

No..they will grow

[@bw-mi9xp]

what if it is a 5 in 1 cherry tree? prune the same way?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Yes

[@jackdawcaw4514]

Could you also say something about why you prune this way? It's very helpful, but I also want to understand why.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

You can see my other videos and learn

[@oksaveadog]

The reason this video is so good, is because he does NOT talk, so many videos drone on with the pointless talking

[@horseblinderson4747]

Cutting below where it's, green as in where it's solid woody, takes away the main growth node where the plant puts it's time energy and resources into getting leggy and tall. Seeing it doesn't have to compete for sunlight or nutrients there's no reason the tree would ever want to be 12+meters tall. It benefits him in the long run having a full canopy at ground level where it's nice and pickably also he can inspect and spray and take care of business. It's similar to topping a pepper plant.

[@Theonetruezelda]

Hi there! Luv your video, just planted my first cherry tree and now know what to do ty! At what year do you get your first cherries with this pruning method?😊

[@SweetCherryGrower]

After year 5 or 6

[@Theonetruezelda]

@@SweetCherryGrower thanks for the fast reply!😊

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@Theonetruezelda any time

[@TheBottomChef]

SweetCherryGrower damnnn no cherries for 5 years 😩

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@TheBottomChef in year 5 you will see the first cherries..one or two....in year 6 and 7 you will harvest alot of cherries

[@Ostati_Agranomi]

Great! What rootstock were used in this tree?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Maxima 14 and cab 6p

[@arlaalfrost8445]

Just found your vids, really helpful. Is it too late in spring to prune? Even if they have full leaves?

[@pondholloworchards]

I'm trying to find the answer to that question also I'll keep you posted

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Late answer but youtube dont note me...so you can prune in spring no problems

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Its ok to do this

[@aloncoen]

Hi, wish I have seen this video sooner, my cherry tree is about three years old, the base is about 3 inches in diameter and 10 feet tall. I did trim the top the last couple years, however the lowest branch is about 5 feet high. If I cut the tree to 4 feet, do you think the tree will survive? Thank you for your answer!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

If you have healthy buds in that area the tree will live and will be very strong...

[@aloncoen]

@@SweetCherryGrowerThe tree is very large and healthy, is it OK to do it now or I should wait until the tree is dormant in the winter, Thanks

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Winter you will do...

[@46901buster]

i'm struggling with red spot leaves fungus & I've been applying copper every spring but by mid summer it's back. should I apply it more frequently & if so how often & when?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

So you can try to spray liquit chelate copper before its back in mid summer...some varieties will have the problem allways...do not spray simple copper in summer

[@mithunkareokeandmimicry8399]

Excuse me sir what is the medicine for the diaback of the cherry tree so please answer?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Diaback?

[@mithunkareokeandmimicry8399]

@@SweetCherryGrower sir cherry tree ar dieback &dead in this rain season

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@mithunkareokeandmimicry8399 so rain kill the trees;

[@carmenc4926]

We were gifted a cherry tree 3 summers ago. Never pruned it. Hope I didn’t eff it up already.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

So nice gift..but what eff it up means?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

F it up?..,,ohh ok

[@SweetCherryGrower]

So no you not f it up...this way it will produce cherries sooner ..but it will grow very big...we prune trees so we can harvest the fruits easier and hold yield low and quality high...it is against nature and we know it.. so you just let nature work

[@BobaFett2142]

Hi, nice videos. I have a cherry tree that is already 4-5 years old, I let it grow quite vertically before finding you out on youtube. I'm now scared to cut the trunk at reach height because some major branches grew on top of it. Is it possible to damage the tree if I cut the trunk too short of its total height or can I just bring it back to bush status?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

So yes my dear bounty hunter you can damage the tree ...this method must be apply early on the life of the tree...not even the Force can save it if you make a big cut on the trunk...the best is to leave it grow as it can and just remove the dead branches...

[@CherryFarmEurope]

Nice video :D

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Thanks

[@chopstick4794]

Do you recommend pruning in the spring or fall? I planted my cherry tree into the ground last summer about July 2020. My tree is very thin. Do you recommend me cut it at knee level right now or should I wait until fall? It’s about 5 ft tall and is slinky with couple branches at the top?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Now

[@chopstick4794]

@@SweetCherryGrower ok will do. It’ll make me sad but I guess I will have to do it now. I have 2 bing trees that are the same height. I will prune them both. Thank you sir.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@chopstick4794 welcome

[@maybe441]

What are your cherry trees doing now? I just planted mine this fall 2022. I’m scare to cut them down to knees level.

[@chopstick4794]

@@maybe441 my cherry tree is getting big. It’s taller than me now. I think it’s almost 6ft at its highest peak but still skinny at the highest point. I’m going to cut it to head or shoulder length this Month and let it grow one more summer before I let it fully fruit.

[@leebenstead7171]

What month do you cut, thanks

[@SweetCherryGrower]

I start and of summer and i hope to finish and of fall

[@justinkleinsteuber6269]

Okay so browsing your comments, if this is winter you must be in like california or someyhing right? Im in ontario and i dont think my cherry is making it to its 3rd summer

[@SweetCherryGrower]

No this is fall in Greece..cherries need winter time ..cold is part of how they survive...

[@justinkleinsteuber6269]

@@SweetCherryGrower ah cool how cold does winter get there?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@justinkleinsteuber6269 in my place have down to 20 f...

[@jasonscott7803]

Great, have to be one of the best pruning examples I've seen.👍

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Well thank you

[@alexplamada2072]

Very interesting video. Congrats! Please let me know the name of this crown shape. Thanks!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Open vase system

[@alexplamada2072]

@@SweetCherryGrower I'm gonna try also in spring this shape for my young cherry trees. Do you think that the open vase shape is better for cherry than the shapes with an central axis (pyramid, etc). Thanks!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@alexplamada2072 yes i do

[@TottieWee]

I didn't have this info when I planted my tree and let it grow. I knew to cut of inward branches so did that. I now have long straight branches as garden companies here in the UK sell cherry sleeves and I thought it was better to have long straight branches. Now I'm not sure. It is a nice shaped tree and 2 years ago I got lots fruit but last year it was infested with wasps so I just left it alone. We found a wasp nest in our loft and now that's gone and its Feb. Am I safe pruning and should I be drastic. We could still have low temperatures to come.??

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Its ok to have long straith branches...wasp it not a problem for trees...you can prune even if cold weather come..an you can do it until the trees have flowers

[@oby-1607]

4 years and still wearing the same shirt and pants. Hoped he has showered in this time. lol. Great tutorial. I grow cherries commercially and love seeing people share knowledge.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

He is a time traveler..time machine have baths

[@SR-nv2sr]

I have a Stella cherry tree it is five years old but not growing it is still like mini tree only 1 m I want to cut it hope it grows

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Fertilizer and water

[@p1katie]

would I do the same process for a fruitless cherry blossom tree? same time of year to prune? I'm in Southern California, zone 10a

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Yes you can...but y; if it is fruitless just leave as much of branches you can so you will have more flowers

[@p1katie]

@@SweetCherryGrower There are currently no branches. it looks like yours did in this video after year 1 when you cut it back to waist high in the late summer/ early fall. We're enjoying the blossoms we're getting on the main branch and seeing some leaves in places to indicate new branch growth soon. we didn't plan to prune back until the blooms are gone at summer's end. does that seem OK?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@p1katie its better to prune before blossom

[@p1katie]

@@SweetCherryGrower ok so now that we've missed pruning before it blossomed, what time of year should we prune? I asked about late summer/ early fall because that's when, I've read, this particular tree stops blossoming. With zone 10a, it doesn't fully go dormant because it isn't cold enough so I want to prune it after it finishes blossoming. Thanks for your suggestions and great videos.

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@p1katie prune in the heart of the winder and you are welcome

[@CandiceWA]

I have to come back watch it again and share it with my Mom. I appreciated you ware the same clothes and keeping the same angle to make the video. You build have not change in four years 🤣😂 if wasn’t the size of tree has gotten bigger, I would not believe it’s been four years. Besides educational, there also a lot good humor in this. I just love it! Haa ha. Would you please show us some more of year five and six? Some pictures of when it bears Cherry 🍒 ? So I can see what branch or where in the branch growing Cherry . Thank you!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Shot in one day...i have alot of cherries trees

[@CandiceWA]

SweetCherryGrower Oh, that’s interesting. Even feels like four years passed, the principal is the same. Thanks for demonstrating that, very, very helpful!

[@SweetCherryGrower]

@@CandiceWA welcome

[@alfredosanchezizquierdo3211]

If my tree has 2 trunks should i cut one for it to have a single trunk?

[@SweetCherryGrower]

Not really