I live in Upstate NY...over the summer I planted a weeping cherry tree and 2 sand cherry bushes(shrubs). My question is, should I trim the sandcherrys now( they have some shoots that have grown to about 4ft tall) or should I give them the winter and trim in the spring so that the root system has had a chance to take hold? Would I kill them if I trimmed them now? As for the tree, should I also wait on trimming that too? Or if I wait till the spring, will I be cutting the new growth off? Any info is greatly appreciated. Thank you CG in NY
To prune or not?
Oct 17, 2005
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Do not prune now as that will encourage new growth. You don't want new growth as the plant is going dormant for the winter.
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Do not prune now as that will encourage new growth. You don't want new growth as the plant is going dormant for the winter.
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