So you planted an apple tree a few years ago. You pruned it to a sturdy form with all the branches bathing, and fruit finally dangles from those branches. Don’t retire your pruning shears, lopper, and ...

Landscaping expert Todd Bowman shared essential pruning tips for various plants, emphasizing timing and techniques for ...

Which branches — if any — should you be cutting off your young trees? You can't glue the wrong choices back on!

Pruning an avocado tree can be bad or good, depending on when and how you wield your pruning shears. For example, if cut too much off at once or prune at the wrong time, you could damage your tree and ...

One certified arborist in York County says pruning trees is an "art form", helping to make sure the trees look good and can ...

When I got the idea for this article, I thought that pruning trees would be an easy subject to write about. Turns out, tree pruning is complex and like many gardening subjects, once again, I realized ...

Money trees (Pachira aquatica) are popular houseplants thanks to their attractive growth habit and the fact that they're safe to grow around pets. While they're generally considered easy to maintain ...

Winter is the perfect time to prune oak trees. Oak trees are special for many reasons: they’re Iowa’s state tree, they’re important to our ecosystem and — they shouldn’t be pruned during the spring ...

In the past, I have written about how to properly prune trees. To add a little bit of interest, I thought perhaps it would be beneficial to show examples of poor pruning and the reasons why these ...

When it comes to garden upkeep, many plants and trees in your yard do well with a yearly cut back. Some love a tidy up in the cold winter months, while there are other plants you should be pruning in ...

Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Is it time to thin trees, cut off the lower limbs and perform other pruning jobs? My answers to these common questions might surprise you. Late winter is a good ...

Howard Garrett / Special Contributor If you haven't done the job already, is it time to prune your trees. No, we don't mean the annual thinning some people do for no particular reason, but rather the ...