How to prune chinese bush cherry

Immediately after flowering (mid-spring), or mid-summer. Thin congested and crossing branches to open the shrub's centre. Remove dead or diseased wood back to clean, healthy tissue. Keep cuts minimal and clean — avoid pruning in wet weather or autumn when fungal spores are more prevalent. Sterilize tools between cuts.

Annually — lightly, after flowering. Chinese Bush Cherry flowers on last season's growth and needs light pruning immediately after flowering to avoid cutting off next year's buds. Like all Prunus, it is vulnerable to silver leaf and other fungal diseases through wounds, so less pruning is better. Remove dead, diseased, or congested wood promptly, making clean cuts on dry days.

Thin congested and crossing branches to open the shrub's centre. Remove dead or diseased wood back to clean, healthy tissue. Keep cuts minimal and clean — avoid pruning in wet weather or autumn when fungal spores are more prevalent. Sterilize tools between cuts.