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

pruning just outside the raised “collar” where the branch arises from the trunk. Cut back to a branch or bud, to avoid leaving stubs. If your apple tree is older, overgrown and has never been ...

According to Alan Buckingham, author of The Allotment Calendar, bare root fruit trees or bushes must be planted before the ...

A tree planted in honour of the late Queen has been snapped in half by a gang of teenagers, leaving residents of a ...

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about specific apple tree sprays and commiserated about fake hosta seeds.

Extensive pruning is best done over a period of two to three years to lessen shock to the tree, with no more than one-third ...

Apple: The modified central leader technique is ideal for apple trees. Cut off upper branches that may meet the trunk at ...

Increasing daylength and warmer days tells us spring is not far off. While certainly too early for any outdoor planting or soil work, we have advanced into the start of ...

Often, though, as in the case of our roses, rabbits gnaw away the bark, which usually kills everything ... I have a question about apple tree spraying. There are so many products online that ...

Pruning is an essential part of fruit tree maintenance, but doing it wrong can spell trouble for your trees. Here are the key ...