The only thing you can do catastrophically wrong is to remove all the 2-year-old wood on apples, pears, and European plums.

Identifying a dominant leader and cutting away any competing leaders when a tree is young will allow it to grow more robustly and live longer, said a local certified arborist.

Find out which tree pruning tools you should use for everything ... and take care to avoid being hit by falling branches as ...

There are some large limbs hanging too low over my patio that I need to address before spring. Can I just prune these ...

In terms of quince, the right time to prune quince trees is during their dormant season. This can be anywhere between leaf drop in late fall and bud break in winter, however, the ...

Bob Bertog Bertog Landscape Co. Bringing Visions to Life What are benefits of winter pruning? Winter pruning supports plant vitality and attractiveness. Along with being ...

I sat down with Russell Norton a horticulture and agriculture educator with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and started by asking him: why do we prune?

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions ...

For pruning trees, focus on the likes of apple or pear ... mild days to reduce the risk of fungal infections and to prevent plants from being stressed by frost. But, there are certain plants ...

If you want to ensure that your garden will grow more abundant fruits and flowers after winter, a few plants need to be trimmed before the end of the month.

Free-standing fruit trees or bush trees, such as those grown in an orchard should be pruned when they're dormant, in winter. Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be ...

Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees?