4. Stone fruit trees If you've been wondering when to prune plum trees, peach trees and other stone fruits, you'll want to hang fire until winter is over, because these are stellar examples of ...

▪ Topping trees, most notably tree-form crape myrtles. This used to be done to mimosas as well. It ruins the plants’ natural ...

The only thing you can do catastrophically wrong is to remove all the 2-year-old wood on apples, pears, and European plums.

Winter is the best time to prune most fruit trees, including apples, pears, and plums. Proper pruning improves fruit quality by opening up the canopy, allowing sunlight and air to reach the inner ...

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?

Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause ...

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?

As I write this, it's overcast, drizzling and freaking cold. Quite a change from the day before, which was 66 degrees and ...