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Best grown in moist, moderately fertile, well-drained loams in full sun. Tolerates light shade, but best flowering is in full sun. Prune after flowering if necessary but generally requires little pruning. To produce a nice specimen tree, prune to thin out the canopy and open it up to allow for light to penetrate to interior foliage.

Remove upright oriented branches in favor of those with a wider angle with the trunk to form a pleasing, spreading habit.

Specimen or small groups.

A more upright shape can. Apr 13, Make a degree angle cut on the leader, leaving the tree 24 to 36 inches ( cm.) tall.

In the subsequent year, begin creating a scaffold whorl, a set of four lateral branches extending out from the tree which provides a solid stricter. Choose four sturdy, evenly spaced branches to keep and prune out the others. Remove strongly upright branches on these laterals, once the desired height is achieved. This will encourage the spread to develop. The tree requires little pruning after this initial shaping. One of the earliest Flowering Cherry trees to bloom, the Okame deserves a prime spot of /5(7).

Pruning such a large tree also opens it up to infectious disease.

Dec 14, Pruning a cherry tree is a straightforward task that requires no previous pruning knowledge, only the right tools and a little time. Pruning is best.