Dwarf lemon trees are the best plants to grow in containers as their height doesn’t exceed 12 feet. If you are considering adding these lovely trees to your house, congratulations on a smart decision.

Pruning can also be considered preventive maintenance for both insect and disease damage. Many problems may be prevented by pruning correctly during the formative years for a tree or shrub. The late ...

Even for the handful of trees bred for more urban settings it still can be “a rough go,” he said. But Short maintains that with the right pruning, undertaken early, trees can be shaped and ...

Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible ...

Winter tree pruning is an important step in garden maintenance that can significantly affect the health of trees, their development, and yield in the next season. However, not all gardeners know how ...

In addition to providing shade and beauty to your yard—not to mention delicious fruit—fig trees also help with soil retention and erosion control. Pruning a fig tree annually is the gardener's ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The best time to prune fruit trees in Missouri is midwinter, according to University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist Debi Kelly. “There are many reasons to prune fruit ...

Best of all, these dwarf fruit ... of a mandarin tree straight from the backyard. But if you’re in the right zone, they’re fairly easy to grow. A mandarin will require some pruning to shape ...

Pruning essential for healthy trees, shrubs Today at 4:03 a.m. For a branch one half inch or less in diameter, small hand pruners are best.