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?

“Heading back” or “tipping” refers to cuts into the current season’s growth during the growing season and into the previous season’s growth during the dormant season. Such cuts are made to encourage ...

Question: 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? Answer: Fruit trees can be pruned ...

Winter is the ideal time of the year to prune many trees. The branches are bare which makes it easier to see the overall ...

The exact time they are dormant will depend on your location, but for many gardeners February represents an ideal time to prune ornamental and fruit trees. This month is a great window to prune ...

In terms of quince, the right time to prune quince trees is during their dormant season. This can be anywhere between leaf ...

Last week I discussed pruning stone fruit, which includes peaches, nectarine, apricots and plums trees. Once again with pruning any plant, first remove the 3 D’s first — dead, damaged and diseased ...

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.

Avoid topping trees. Removing large branches leaves stubs that can cause several health problems. It also destroys the plant's natural shape and promotes suckering and the development of weak branch ...

This is the ideal month to prune fruit trees, and we are loading up on local favorites here at the garden center. Fruit Tree Timeline is a chart I put together for students that attend my fruit ...

In a statement announcing the workshop, the Illinois Extension office said it gets emails, phone calls and social media messages every year on how and when to prune fruit trees. The office said ...