When I got the idea for this article, I thought that pruning trees would be an easy subject to write about. Turns out, tree pruning is complex and like many gardening subjects, once again, I realized ...

Trimming and pruning trees is a must to maintain their health and beauty. Try this PVC hack to extend your pruning shears and ...

Arbor Day is historically a day for planting trees, but just as important is proper care of the ones that already rise from curbsides and lawns. With warm weather comes a rush by homeowners to get ...

During my career as a horticulturist I once worked as a landscaper. We had demanding clients who took pride in their pristine landscapes. One of my duties was to prune trees. I remember being ...

One of the easiest ways to maintain a healthy landscape is by pruning the trees and plants. Everett's Gardens says when pruning trees or bushes, the first thing to do is look for dead, diseased, and ...

Trees may require pruning for a variety reasons. Storms may have damaged branches, necessitating a pruning. In other instances, trees may have outgrown their yards, overpowering the landscape. Autumn ...

Virtually all of the trees in our yards will need to be pruned during their lives -- particularly in the first 10 to 20 years after planting. Winter is a good time to do some pruning, although ...

The main goals of pruning are to maintain tree form to an open center which facilitates light penetration and air circulation, and to partially control crop size by selectively thinning out fruiting ...

Q: I am having a very difficult time finding someone to prune my fruit trees the way you recommend. I am older and no longer able to direct a novice (which has failed), much less do it myself. The ...

Question: My maple tree was pruned two months ago, while it was dormant during the winter. There is still sap running down the trunk where the branches were removed. The arborist said that we should ...

When pruning, don't worry too much. Money trees are known to be hard-to-kill. "Money trees are forgiving, so you can cut ...