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

With Spring around the corner, plants, trees and shrubs will soon be bursting into bloom. Now’s the time to get your pruning shears out.

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

Apple trees aren’t easy to grow because they need consistent care, including precisely timed spraying and pruning, to ...

As the calendar turns to spring with its lengthening days of warm sunshine, flowers begin to appear on fruit trees across ...

To prune a tree, I have followed the Al Gore method, who as vice president helped reduce the federal workforce and ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be holding a hands-on workshop to teach proper pruning techniques for fruit ...

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

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

Late winter is an ideal time for pruning many trees, and fruit trees are no exception. Regularly trimming away damaged and unsightly branches is key to maintaining a healthy tree with an ...

It’s the type mummy used to make. Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their trees, but it’s not always clear ...