Gardeners growing fruits, including apples, pears and raspberries, should mark their calendars this month. February is an ...

Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential ... about six buds. Old, neglected trees are often ...

Younger trees tend to grow quicker than old ones, which means they are more likely to need more frequent pruning. There are ...

The problem is that generations overlap, so a plant will have one-year-old canes bearing fruit, mixed with the next season's stems making their early growth. To prune the plants, cut out the ...