At this time, trees are dormant, and pruning contributes to their better development. For some types of trees, such as apple and pear trees, the period from December to January is ideal for pruning.

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 ...

Pruning your cherry blossom tree will keep it healthy and blooming year after year. The cherry blossom tree (Prunus serrulata) is renowned for its delicate pink-and-white flowers, serving as a ...

If you are considering adding these lovely trees to your house, congratulations on a smart decision. But while these trees cannot grow too tall, they still require pruning to develop healthily. We ...

For January, this includes pruning apple and pear trees to encourage regrowth - but the gardening charity emphasises the importance of not overdoing it. According to guidance on its website ...

Because money trees are fast-growing houseplants, you might find you need to cut yours back from time to time to maintain it at a manageable size. Knowing how to prune a money tree (Pachira ...

Gardeners who have apple or pear trees are being urged to inspect them ... try to cut out all infected material. All such pruning should remove all brown, infected bark and wood, cutting back ...

You can use your pruning cuts to direct the growth of the tree, and to keep it short enough for easy picking of fruit. For peach and nectarine trees, remove 50% of last year's growth. For fig, apple, ...

Every winter I prune my fruit trees and as I do I think, 'uuhhh I don’t really know what I’m doing.' So this year I decided to reach out and get some help. I sat down with Russell Norton a ...