My friend Sara McFarland is a professional ornamental pruner (you can reach her at 503-640-2284) and kindly volunteered to give advice on basic pruning for this column.

Pruning of stonefruits and other deciduous fruit trees is one of the most misunderstood of all gardening responsibilities.

The ornamental plum is best known for the bloom it offers in the spring. These not-so-big-by- nature trees are suddenly awash with apple blossom-shaped, white-pink tinged flowers that cover the trees.

There can be different reasons to prune plants in June. Lots of shrubs are in full growth mode, and a light prune this month will keep them neat and compact, while others may have already done ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to prune most (but not all) of your trees and shrubs.

Some cherry and plum trees in the central Ohio area are turning black from a fungal disease. Here's what you need to know.

Q: I have apple trees that we prune, but what about the plum tree? Does that need pruning? A: Plums are easier to prune. There aren't as many complicated rules as for apple trees. You can consider ...

All ornamental shrubs and trees do not need annual pruning; some give better results without it, others require an annual light thinning out of the older wood, and some respond most satisfactorily ...

The two most planted trees in this area that fit that description would be the purple leaf plum, or ornamental plum, and the Raywood ash. The ornamental plum is best known for the bloom it offers ...

Some cherry and plum trees in the central Ohio area are turning black from a fungal disease. Here's what you need to know.