QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsChoosing trees and shrubsPrunus ‘Amanagowa’ 0 Vote Up Vote Down Anne Miller asked 15 years ago Newly bought tree is to tall for my site can I shorten by cutting off the top on a slant above a bud. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago If it is too big now, what is it going to be like in 20 years… The Lombardy poplar cherry is upright and tall. You need to choose a smaller plant.