Overbearing can lead to several issues — small, underdeveloped fruit; branches breaking under excessive weight; and even an alternate bearing cycle, where the tree exhausts itself one season and ...

It protects your tree from breakage, overbearing, and small cherries. Whether or not to thin a cherry tree depends on the variety and your growing preferences.

In the Industrial Strategy published on Monday, the Government has backed UK industries it thinks have the potential to grow.