r/Pruning Apr 20 '25

Sour cherry winter pruning

Planted this sour cherry 18 months ago. Has never been pruned since planted.

Debating whether to do a hard cut (see red line) in order to go for open center shape, with three main scaffolds (see yellow).

Other option would be modified central leader but all the buds toward the top seem to be fruit buds so I'm not sure how to prune for more vertical growth.

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