To prune an ungrafted weeping cherry tree, the first thing you need to.

Oct 03, How to Prune a Weeping Cherry Tree 1. Remove suckers coming from the base of the tree or underground. Push the mulch aside, and with sharp pruners, cut 2.

Prune out dead or dying branches. Prune back to live wood. In winter, scratch the bark to see where live wood 3. Remove “watersprouts” on Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.

Apr 19, Step 1: Use the Right Cutting Tool Step 1: Use the Right Cutting Tool Without the right cutting tool, you will never achieve the best results when hoping Step 2: Remove Dead Parts Now that you have the right tools, you need to remove the dead or decayed branches from the Step 3: Remove Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. Jun 15, One of the most popular trees that is grafted up high is the top graft Weeping Cherry. In this case the seedling is allowed to grow to a height of 5’, then the weeping variety is grafted on to the rootstock at a height of about 5’.

This does a good job of opening up the canopy of the cherry tree.

This creates an umbrella type effect. In this case the graft union is 5’ off the ground, therefore anything that grows from the stem below that graft union must be bushhaul.barted Reading Time: 7 mins.