A: I admit it can be confusing, but there is a significant difference between topping a tree and pruning to control size.

Q. Many times I have read, “Never top a tree!” I have also read that we should keep fruit trees at 8 feet for easy picking.

Pruning trees ensures they remain healthy, safe, and beautiful. An important part of maintaining trees is trimming them at ...

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s ...

To avoid removing flower buds and diminishing—or halting entirely—the annual floral show, wait to prune trees that bloom ...

Pruning a newly planted tree to shape it for symmetry and an open canopy will go a long way towards keeping a healthy tree that doesn’t need radical pruning later on. Pruning fruit trees to ...

An unpruned apple tree becomes a tangle of crisscrossing branches that sunlight can’t penetrate. Pruning thins out the canopy, allowing more sunshine to enter, resulting in more flowers and more ...