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LillyPilly:
I’ve got a grafted Sofia cherimoya that has grown too tall. I was keeping it contained for the first several years, but circumstances meant that it has gone without pruning for about 7-8 years.

How would you approach getting the tree back from about 5m to a pickable (about 2.5-3m) height? How much can safely be removed at one time? What is the best time to do this? I’ve had no success trying to google this and would appreciate advice from people more knowledgeable about cherimoya trees.

I’ve hopefully managed to attach this info to my profile, but if not I’m in Queensland, Australia Cfa, 9b

brian:
I cut my cherimoya to a stump last year, about two feet above the ground.  It is regrowing just fine now.

Seanny:

It would take a long time to activate old dormant buds.
So trim it in winter.

brian:
Here's a picture of mine right now.  It was about 12ft tall before I cut it down.  The older growth you can see started shortly after I cut it, and it just sprouted some new growth in the past few weeks at the top.  I will probably use some branch spreaders to give it more of a vase shape. 

LillyPilly:

--- Quote from: brian on April 22, 2025, 04:21:55 PM ---Here's a picture of mine right now.  It was about 12ft tall before I cut it down.  The older growth you can see started shortly after I cut it, and it just sprouted some new growth in the past few weeks at the top.  I will probably use some branch spreaders to give it more of a vase shape. 



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Wow, that is an impressive haircut. I didn’t know they’d cope with that. I’d say my trunk diameter is about 4,5-5” and I’ve got substantial lower branches from early training. Should I just staghorn it like I would an avocado? If I do a straight lop like yours my stump will be only about 14”.

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it.

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