Successful pruning can improve tree health, boost flower and fruit production, and create an attractive landscape.

Deo says when you should prune your trees depends on the type of tree and where you live: Deciduous non-blooming trees: The ...

Trees add significant value to our landscapes, but sometimes trees can become somewhat problematic in their crown, trunk, or roots. Also, when nurturing newly planted trees, some strategic pruning in ...

When a gardener is anxious to get started in the spring garden, a task commonly undertaken is pruning. Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning because pruning has a major influence on a ...

With winter approaching, your gardening to-do list is filled with maintenance tasks, like raking leaves, mulching plants, and ...

Pruning ornamental trees and shrubs are both different and similar to pruning fruit trees and shrubs. First the similarities. Major pruning (using a saw or loppers) is done during the winter months ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Spring is the worst time of year to prune your dogwood tree because you can negatively impact spring blooms. If you want to prune your dogwood trees, any other time of the year is perfect, depending ...

Are you one of those gardeners who group any task requiring shears under the pruning banner? It turns out deadheading is a ...

The International Society of Arboriculture offered the following tips on proper pruning techniques for spring flowering trees: CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-One of the surest signs that warm weather is here to stay ...

Despite a lingering chill in the air, the snow cover has retreated in all but the shadiest corners of my landscape. Each new day reveals another springtime miracle as throughout the garden, bulbs and ...

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