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Posted by FDR on October 16, 2005, 11:08 pm
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>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
>
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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