About two years ago, we removed 4 large pines that surrounded this cherry tree. During removal, part of a pine tree hit the cherry and broke a large section of its trunk off. It’s still bloomed the last two years, but it’s got a lot of green compared to other cherry trees in the area. I thought green = good, but since it’s much more than other trees, I’m concerned it’s actually a bad sign.
We love this tree, it’s a beautiful spring feature to the front of our home, but we’re worried it’s slowly dying. Thoughts?
by N_ancy
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There is more green because it’s pushing out a ton of sprouts to make up for the loss of its previous canopy. Manage the amount of regrowth and prune for structure/aesthetics after the sprouts are more fully established. Cherry limbs are designed to bear a ton of weight, but possibly prune off/reduce any sprouts turning in to new tops towards the end of the horizontal limb and it will bring unwanted leverage later on. Also many cherries receive harsh pruning for aestheticd and poorly done orchard pruning and keep trucking.