By Barbarak
North Yorkshire,
United Kingdom 
I would like to 'lift the canopy' of an amelanchier. It has been in the ground for a year having been planted as a bare root last winter. Its a good 5 ft tall but looks more like a shrub than a tree. When would be the best time to remove some of the lower branches? thank you
14 Jan, 2018
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I just planted two of the fruiting Amelanchiers (Saskatoon) today Barbara. I think its a good idea to do it asap as Sheila says...but not during a period of prolonged frost. We had 6C today, so a good time to do some winter pruning.
14 Jan, 2018
When you said that you had an Amelanchier as a bare root, I believe that it was meant to be used as hedging or as a shrub and not a tree. I am of the opinion that most Amelanchiers that are grown as trees would be grafted and trained as a single stem early in its growth.
15 Jan, 2018
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Now (winter) is the perfect time, while your tree is dormant. It will probably be starting to bud early in March.
14 Jan, 2018