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

Redbuds are deciduous trees adored for their pink or white spring flowers and unique heart-shaped leaves. Pruning helps keep ...

When to prune an orange tree will vary depending on your US hardiness zone. The perfect time can be between February and ...

There are some large limbs hanging too low over my patio that I need to address before spring. Can I just prune these ...

There is a right way to prune trees and if done improperly, there could be irreparable damage to the tree. During these ...

Identifying a dominant leader and cutting away any competing leaders when a tree is young will allow it to grow more robustly ...

The Santa Ana winds that spread the fires with lightning speed blew with hurricane force. Although nothing can compare to the ...

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 ...

One the most frequently asked gardening question concerns pruning. Many ask if it’s OK to prune any time the temperature ...

The answer, more likely than not, is that the tree in question was improperly pruned. Where pruning cuts in a tree are improperly made, these cuts cannot properly heal and present an open ...