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 aesthetically ...

Dear Neil: Our young pecan trees have very heavy crops. The trees' limbs are breaking, probably from the weight of the nuts. What can we do? Obviously, we want the pecans, but the trees will be ruined ...

Q: Even though I have had a frost, my Encore azaleas still have blooms on them. When do I prune them? I know you say to prune after flowering, but they aren't done yet. A : Encore azaleas bloom at ...

Dear Neil: I’m having one or two large limbs breaking out of my 100-year-old pecan trees every week. We’ve had no wind or storms. They just snap and fall. Is this being caused by the heat and drought?

Dear Neil: We have just bought a house where the previous owner pruned their nandina plants into squares. They look awful, but I know how hard it is to dig nandinas out. I like them anyway. How can we ...