Q: When is the best time to prune a 20-year-old plum tree?I get conflicting information. Early spring or between November and February? This tree has not produced fruit for many years. Does it ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin offers advice to Orlando-area gardeners about peach trees, plum trees, birch trees, desert roses, grapefruit trees, fall potatoes and sod.

Pruning is a popular winter gardening task, but we thought we'd take a look at the plants you should never prune in December to ensure we aren't dealing our trees and shrubs undue damage. Thanks ...

After pruning all plum trees, mow any grass and weeds down hard, virtually scalping the surface. Be sure to attach a catcher so all debris, especially diseased windfalls, is collected.

Here’s a guide to planting, pruning and spraying Published: Feb. 22, 2025, 6:00 a.m. A participant prunes a fruit tree at an OSU Extension pruning workshop in Independence.

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 ...

When pruning large limbs off trees, begin with an undercut first. This is a cut from the bottom up, about one-third of the way through the limb, 4 inches or so away from the main trunk.

Old, neglected trees are often vigorous and very large, with the fruit out of reach. Rejuvenate them over two to three seasons by cutting out all the dead or diseased wood as well as a few main ...

Plum is not the only crop whose name changes — to prune, in its case — when it’s dried. Raisins, sultanas, and currants are dried grapes, a craisin is a dried cranberry, and a chipotle is a ...