Native to the steamy rainforests of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, banana trees have been cultivating their dramatic ...

There are many good reasons to prune trees. For example, branches that were damaged from winter storms need to be removed or low-hanging branches that interfere with your ability to mow your lawn need ...

A great satisfaction comes from picking fresh fruit from your own apple, peach or cherry tree. However, successfully growing fruit trees in the Kansas City area can be a challenge. Proper pruning is ...

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 ...

Given the hard freeze of last week, many of us will be outside pruning our damaged tropicals. (For frozen landscape repair, see last week's column.) But while we're outside with the shears, there are ...