But apple and pear trees won’t fruit without essential maintenance, specifically pruning. And the same goes for raspberries, says Julie Kendall, Gardening Manager for the Eden Project.

While pruning is not essential for apple, pear and cherry trees to bear edible fruit, annual dormant season pruning manages the trees' stored energy for maximizing fruit production in the spring ...

ATLANTA — PrairiErth Farm near Atlanta is hosting a fruit tree pruning workshop early next month. The workshop, led by food systems and small farms educator Nick Frillman, is scheduled for 1-3 p ...

‘The best time to plant bare-root fruit trees like apples is towards the end of winter or the first half of spring, once the ground is no longer frozen so it can be easily dug, but before new growth ...

Dear Reader: Bradford and other ornamental pears are grafted onto rootstocks ... DEAR NEIL: What is the best way to feed and prune a number of Nellie R. Stevens hollies we planted 5 years ago ...

Nothing is better than a garden bursting with flowers, and gardeners can encourage impressive rose blooms if they know how to prune properly. Roses should be pruned between late winter and early ...

Begin pruning apple and pear trees now. Complete the task before buds swell and open in coming weeks. Sterilize pruning tools between cuts with a solution of one part bleach, nine parts water.

When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause branches to tear, leading to wounds on the tree that will attract disease. It's also important to have a pruning saw ...

The same spray will help prevent fire blight in apples and pear trees. Fruit trees aren’t the only plants that need attention this month. Finish pruning deciduous trees, roses and shrubs while ...

Green-fingered experts at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) give us the heads-up: "Most pruning is in late winter or early spring. However, climbing hydrangeas are pruned after flowering in ...

The workshop includes walking through the orchard, looking at how pruning decisions affect growth and productivity in walnuts, peaches, nectarines, plums, figs, apples, pears and persimmons.