Almost every tree needs to be pruned at some point in its life. Sometimes a tree may need to be trimmed to help it, such as dealing with storm damage, reducing limb weight, removing dead limbs and ...

If you are pruning or trimming branches in your yard that are out of reach, here's a tip that might save you from having to ...

When you first brought your little fruit tree home, it was cute as a button, pretty with flowers and the promise of long limbs. Now that it’s older, your little darling’s got an untamed personality, ...

Overhanging branches can block your garden or yard from getting the necessary sunlight, becoming safety hazards over time and potentially causing lawn or property damage. Pruning trees every so often ...

Evergreen fruit trees, including lemon trees, other citrus varieties, and avocado, don’t require a chilling or dormant period ...

Trees are one of the great joys of any backyard or garden. The problem is that they do not know when to stop growing. Choosing the best saw to keep trees under control and healthy will save you time ...

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 ...

Winter may look quiet for peach trees, but what you do during dormancy can shape their health, structure, and productivity in ...

Pruning your trees might be one of the last things on your mind after we just experienced our coldest weather in several years. But the temperature is climbing back to around 40 degrees by the weekend ...

Although you can prune apple trees just about any time of the year, most apple growers agree spring is the best time to do it. One reason given for spring pruning is because when trees come out of ...

Pruning is essential if you want to keep your fruit trees healthy. Doing this will stimulate healthy growth, and over time, help the tree develop stronger branches. With most apple trees, November is ...