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

Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible and can ...

If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune ...

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

When assessing your tree for pruning, observe from the top-down. Favor branches with strong, U-shaped angles of attachment. Remove branches with weak, V-shaped angles of attachment. Ideally ...

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 ...

The result will be clipped formal shapes that require a lot of work ... and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune summer-flowering trees and shrubs in mid- to late-winter.

Annual pruning will ensure that your trees stay healthy and in good shape. Our guide takes you through the key tips for common garden trees. Most deciduous trees are best pruned when dormant ...