Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the type mummy used to make. Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their ...

Prune apple trees in late winter or early spring to prevent disease and help healing. Limit pruning to 25 percent of the tree to avoid too many new branches and less fruit. Remove broken, crossing, or ...

Pruning fruit trees helps maintain size and shape, and it's the best way to control your crop. Here's when to prune fruit trees by season and type of tree.

Mid to late winter is generally the best time to prune trees, according to our Garden Editor and in-house Master Gardener, Tiffany Selvey. "Most trees benefit from pruning while they're dormant ...

A healthy fruit tree is a magical thing. Besides providing a wealth of delicious food, a thriving tree creates shade and beauty and increases biodiversity in your yard. To keep fruit trees healthy and ...

If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...

CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

"Whilst some dormant perennials, such as buddleia, roses, lavender and summer-flowering spirea will all benefit from being ...

January marks a strategic period for those who care for the garden with attention. During winter, many trees enter dormancy, ...

Question: In my backyard I have apple, peach and apricot trees. Should I prune these three species the same way or take a different approach for each? Answer: Pruning is an important and necessary ...

One the most frequently asked gardening question concerns pruning. Many ask if it’s OK to prune any time the temperature changes, particularly if there is extremely cold weather as we’ve experienced ...