Here's what to consider before pruning your trees in summer. Proper tree care often involves pruning. While the technique is important, timing also plays a role in the tree's well-being. We asked ...

They grew as fast as Jack's beanstalk. I was out there pruning them every year to keep them in bounds but finally gave up and had them taken out. When you do prune the trees, do not leave any stubs.

For trees, this is called "pruning," and it's the process of selectively removing or trimming problematic or unhealthy branches to keep a tree healthy and growing.

Over the years we have been conditioned to believe pruning while there are leaves on trees is a capital offense. Consequently ...

The trees are still alive, but not actively growing, and their inner workings slow down. Dormancy helps trees prevent loss of water and nutrients and avoid damage from cold temperatures.

What is a removal cut? The removal cut is used to prune live branches. The location of the pruning cut should be made just outside of the branch collar. The branch collar is the transition area ...

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

Our last example of poor pruning involves pruning palms. A healthy palm should have a 360-degree crown. Palms are routinely over-pruned to the extent that most folks have never seen a palm with a ...

Below is Polozola’s advice on pruning and training the shape of some common fruit trees as well as pecans, which we usually think of as nuts but actually are drupes, a type of fruit. Peach ...

Pruning during winter dormancy also is less stressful on a tree. For years Short focused on trying to keep urban trees small for practical reasons, but that wasn’t always successful.

July is the optimum time for summer pruning Some plants like fruit trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and others, should be pruned now. Slide 1 of 2 ...