How to Prune Yoshino Cherry Trees
Pruning your cherry tree can be a challenging task if you do not know what branches to prune and when to prune them. Done incorrectly, pruning can stunt a Yoshino cherry tree and even negatively impact crop yield. Keep your Yoshino tree tree verdant, beautiful and productive by knowing how to prune Yoshino cherry trees before you get started.
Pick the right time to prune. If your tree is not full grown, then prune it in winter when it is still dormant so that you do not impact its growing season. If you want your tree to remain at its current height, prune in the summer instead, according to online resource About Cherry Trees.
Look closely at your tree. Note any dead or dying branches, as well as branches that have discolored leaves or cankered branches.
- Pruning your cherry tree can be a challenging task if you do not know what branches to prune and when to prune them.
- If you want your tree to remain at its current height, prune in the summer instead, according to online resource About Cherry Trees.
Remove problem branches. These are the ones you just noted. Use sterile pruning technique, meaning that you wipe down your clippers with rubbing alcohol after each cut, and dispose of the plant debris in a sealed garbage bag rather than allowing it to fall to the ground.
Make sure that all the branches get enough air and light. Trim any branches that are less than three feet off the ground, and make sure that there are about 2 feet in between each "layer" of main branches extending from the trunk. Branches should circle the tree and extend perpendicularly from the main trunk, so you should thin out branches growing upward first.
Care For A Yoshino Cherry Tree
Yoshino cherry trees are some of the few trees in the United States that attract an audience. Each spring, Americans from all over the country head to Washington, D.C. to see the trees in all their glory. It should be between 6.5 and 7.0. Contact your county cooperative extension office for advice on which and how much amendment to use. Water the Yoshino cherry tree until the top 12 inches of soil are moist. Water again when the top 2 inches is dry. Use a 5-10-10 formula fertilizer, spread on the soil beneath the tree, out to the dripline. Cut off any branches in the middle of the tree that cross over others. Add a 3-inch layer of mulch to the soil around the Yoshino cherry tree. Manage insects as soon as you see them. Aphids and spider mites are common pests on Yoshino cherry trees and can be killed with horticultural oil, at the rate suggested on the product's label.
- These are the ones you just noted.
- Aphids and spider mites are common pests on Yoshino cherry trees and can be killed with horticultural oil, at the rate suggested on the product's label.
