Pruning is a necessary task when you’re gardening, but did you know there’s a right and wrong way to do it? It’s not as simple as just hacking away at pieces of your plants and hoping for the best. In ...

There’s nothing as sweet as enjoying a home-grown fruit harvest, but the wait time can be years for many trees to bear fruit. There are fast-growing fruit trees that can give you fruit quickly, though ...

What’s the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to ...

Pruning cuts should be made close to the branch collar and not flush against the trunk. These are “thinning cuts” and the entire branch is removed from the tree. “Heading cuts” will remove only one ...

Fruit tree owners it's time for action with the return of the annual pruning demonstration at the University of California Cooperative Extension. Rain or shine, the free event will be held at the Kern ...

February is a good month to prune deciduous trees in many climates. As they are dormant, they suffer less stress from pruning, and there are fewer pests and diseases around at this time of year.

Nearly 60 residents gathered at the Old Firehouse Community Center, 100 Avon Belden Road, on Feb. 12 for a free fruit tree pruning class hosted by the city of Avon Lake and the Avon Lake Tree ...

February is the perfect time to address the first essential task of the year — pruning. Centre Daily Times, file Home orchards have been popular with Americans since colonial times, and today’s PA ...

The Righetti FFA are the state champions after competing in the finals for fruit tree pruning at Fresno State University last week. The team consists of Evelyn Pera (4th high individual), Aaron Davila ...

For those who enjoy growing their own produce, this iconic peach tree is an ideal choice that will give you tender fruit and beautiful flowers.

The beauty of shrub and tree branches appears when leaves are absent. Take advantage of this time to prune woody plants to prevent crossing and rubbing branches, thin out dense ...

Each method of cutting plants serves a specific purpose.