Growing things: How do I keep my chokecherry contained?

Article contentYou can certainly prune the chokecherry to keep it contained in size, however, my concern is about the location it is in. The spruce is the concern, as the roots of the spruce are very efficient at sucking up surrounding moisture, and they may take the moisture and nutrients away from the chokecherry. If you can’t move it, then pruning it is a very viable alternative. I keep several of my fruit trees ‘dwarfed’ by not allowing them to grow beyond a certain size. I have an apple that is no taller than 2 m and no wider than 1 m. The tree still produces fruit and is very healthy.