AGRICULTURAL AND FARM NEWS By Nathan Winter Extension Educator – Agricultural Productions Systems McLeod/Meeker County The spring time weather will soon be heading our way. Prune apple ...

AGRICULTURAL AND FARM NEWS Prune apple trees, including flowering crabapples, mountain ash, hawthorns and shrub cotoneasters in late winter from February to early April. Spring or summer pruning ...

Pruning has been called “one of the best, worst maintenance practices,” especially when performed on urban trees. The process creates wounds, which have a major impact on plant processes. Improper ...

The mountain ash can be found growing wild around the ... and you’ve added compost prior to planting. It’s best to prune while the tree is dormant from late fall to early spring.

Biomass recovery from pruning residues, such as vine shoots and olive tree prunings ... the pith contained lower heat values and higher ash content, which could limit its use in energy production ...