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?

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 ...

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?

This is the ideal month to prune fruit trees, and we are loading up on local favorites here at the garden center. Fruit Tree ...

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

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Many people believe my job slows down during winter, thinking I have a “break.” In reality, winter can serve as a precursor to what is to come in ...

Pruning a fig tree annually is the gardener's secret to maintaining a happy and healthy tree. It promotes fruit production ...

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 ...