Many people feel that fruit tree pruning is too complex a task to be done by amateurs, but when we amateurs learn a few basic concepts, we can keep our fruit trees healthy, well-shaped and bearing ...

Pruning is an essential task that every gardener will perform regularly, but when it comes to proper pruning, there are ...

Columnist Robin Trott talks about why winter pruning works on certain trees and shrubs and why it doesn't on some flowers.

Thinking about proper tree pruning reveals interesting presuppositions on our part about what’s natural and what is not. It’s important to know some basics about pruning — in particular what not to do ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

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Found yourself with a garden full of overgrown trees and shrubs? It’s time to give them a haircut through pruning. Pruning helps trees and plants stay healthy, improve growth, and even produce more ...

In order to maintain a beautiful yard, it's important to trim and prune your trees every so often. Although it's not a simple task — doing so can help improve both your trees' appearance and their ...

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Q.: The two sugar maples in my yard have provided good shade for many a year. Over the years, they have grown quite large and some of the limbs are hanging over the house. I would like to trim them ...

Pruning maple trees, birches, and willows in winter is not recommended because they are prone to excessive sap running from ...