How to prune morello cherry

Immediately after harvest, late summer (August in the UK). After harvest, cut each fruited shoot back to a strong young lateral or replacement shoot that grew during summer. Tie those new shoots into the fan framework. Remove dead, diseased, and crossing growth. On mature fans, aim to replace roughly one-fifth of the old fruited wood each year to gradually renew the entire framework over five years.

Annually after harvest; avoid winter pruning. Morello is an acid cherry that fruits on one-year-old shoots rather than old spurs — making its pruning quite different from sweet cherries. Each year after harvest, cut out a proportion of shoots that have fruited and tie in young replacement growth. This renewal approach keeps a constant supply of productive young wood and suits fan training well.

After harvest, cut each fruited shoot back to a strong young lateral or replacement shoot that grew during summer. Tie those new shoots into the fan framework. Remove dead, diseased, and crossing growth. On mature fans, aim to replace roughly one-fifth of the old fruited wood each year to gradually renew the entire framework over five years.