If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune ...

Pruning a fig tree annually is the gardener's secret to maintaining a happy and healthy tree. It promotes fruit production ...

Pruning is great for your fig tree—the plant will bear more fruit if pruned properly. Why Fig Trees Benefit from Pruning There are several reasons why common fig trees benefit from pruning ...

Heading back, rejuvenation, and thinning trees and shrubs takes a bit more care to maintain the normal, desired shape of the ...

For most trees, this is the best time to prune as they are in dormancy. Done correctly, pruning influences the size, quality or abundance of flowers or fruits. It also induces renewal growth and ...

and prune properly. As far as hardy plants not damaged by the cold, you should avoid pruning any flowering trees or shrubs that are blooming now or will bloom before May, including hydrangeas and ...

Knowing how to prune a money tree (Pachira aquatica) properly promotes bushier growth while keeping your plant more compact. Plus, pruning helps keep the plant healthy and attractive by removing ...

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Many people believe my job slows down during winter, thinking I have a “break.” In reality, winter can serve as a precursor to what is to come in ...

One the most frequently asked gardening question concerns pruning. Many ask if it’s OK to prune any time the temperature ...

Adding a two- to three-inch layer of organic mulch around the base of your maple tree can significantly improve its health.

Crepe Myrtles are small, multi-trunked trees that too many gardeners simply do not prune correctly. In, fact the word botch is more applicable! A Southern Living magazine article in 1997 referred ...

Where pruning cuts in a tree are improperly made, these cuts cannot properly heal and present an open invitation to pathogenic fungi. Once fungal spores get into an open wound where a faulty ...