Read Your Article On Winter/dormant Pruning Sour Cherry Tree. Am Confused By Directions That Read “prune As Late In Winter As Pos

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sible” but “once the risk of winter frost has passed”. If I prune as late in the winter as possible, there will still surely be a frost in March (early spring here in Virginia) so I am not clear on when I can winter prune. The tree is around 9 years old and has way too many vertical growing branches. It seems to be a healthy tree but I don’t get many cherries, probably because of the density of branches. Thanks so much for your advice.

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Another resource said to prune from February to late March in your area. Thinning is the recommended practice for mature trees. Here is more:

https://burke.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CherryTrees.pdf?fwd=no

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cherry/cherry-tree-pruning.htm