I have two shrubs that i am looking for advice on.

1) Purple Leaf Sand Cherry

This shrub is roughly 3 years old. Very healthy. Not pruned as much as it should have been, which is my fault. I'm guessing the size and recent heavy rains weighed the limbs down enough to snap it literally in half at the base. There are three main "branches" at the base and it split between the second and third leaving one branch on one side of the split and two on the other. It is split right to ground level.

I asked a couple local places and got mixed answers. One seemed to think there wasn't much i can do. Another suggested pulling the sides together and bracing it, see if it heals itself. Another said to cut it back severely and see if it grows back.

Any suggestions?

2) Tiger Eyes Sumac

This shrub is a little bit older, around 5 years old. Most of the growth is at the top, like a regular tree. The trunk is very long and winding a bit. It has one main trunk, with two smaller bare branches. It used to be behind a small pond but i recently filled the pond in. There are smaller shoots that went UNDER the pond to sprout up on the opposite side so the shrub itself is healthy. But it's so tall, with so much tall growth, that it just sort of flopped the whole thing down to the ground. Which obviously isn't going to work.

Right now i have a wooden home made brace under it holding it up and some rope securing it further to my deck. but i can't leave it like that? It was suggested that i prune it back, but again most of the growth is up at the top (which is why i guess it flopped over) so heavy pruning would remove most of the growth, and then stake it with rebar.

Any advice?

I would love to not have to remove these shrubs. I read somewhere that you can cut the sand cherry back and it'll regrow? Will the other one do that if i remove the top portion of it entirely and try to stake it so it grows differently? If they die, or i have to remove them, is is possible to take cuttings and grow my own replacements? If so, how would i do that?

ANY advice would be appreciated. I plan to be more diligent with my shrubs in the future. I already cut back the remaining Sand Cherries that i have so they're not as heavy/big.

If anyone needs pictures i can try to upload some....

I am sure pictures would help. I have no experience with these issues, but someone here will certainly be able to advise you.

Sand Cherries are good at growing from the root system. I wouldn't worry about it as new growth will happen no matter what you do. If the affected stems are still alive and well, leave it all be and wait for new growth. If the shrub is long and lanky, you can cut it back to any height you want.

You can 'rejuvenate' Sand Cherries by cutting them down to just a few inches tall in late winter.