How to Prune bird cherry?
Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. If silver leaf disease is a concern, prune in midsummer.

bird cherry · Prunus padus
Also known as: black dogwood; common bird cherry; eggberry; hagberry; heckberry; hedgeberry; hog cherry; hackberry
Grow in moderately fertile soil in full sun
Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. If silver leaf disease is a concern, prune in midsummer.