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.

"It is just going to look awful – 41 trees all looking like that. In the summer there will be no shade." Councillor Shanika Mahendran defended the decision to prune the trees Ms Mahendran ...

When to Prune a Fig Tree. Fig trees should be pruned in early spring when they are still dormant and before growth begins for the season, says Becky Sideman, a professor of hortic ...

Never prune more than 20% to 30% of the jade plant’s branches at one time. Removing too much of the plant can shock it and ...

One the most frequently asked gardening question concerns pruning. Many ask if it’s OK to prune any time the temperature ...

Like other gardening tasks, incorrect techniques will likely not kill the plant and most can usually be fixed.