Established plum trees are often pruned in mid-summer to control the vigorous growth of healthy trees. However, during its formative years, early spring will do the trick to encourage robust growth.

Give dwarf trees at least 5 feet of space between other trees to maintain some vigor and health. To help guide you, whether you are experienced or a beginner, Renquist offers these tips: Pruning ...

Pruning shears: Select a pair that can cut branches up to 3/4-inch for shrubs and small trees. Loppers : Similar to pruning shears, loppers have long handles that provide better leverage needed to ...

Overgrown apple trees are also difficult to harvest and spray. Gardeners who have such a tree are often at a loss as to how to get it back in shape. Ward Upham, Horticulture Specialist with Kansas ...

For trees, this is called "pruning," and it's the process of selectively removing or trimming problematic or unhealthy branches to keep a tree healthy and growing.

MBSJ’s action comes after a StarMetro report on July 24 highlighted residents’ concerns about overgrown trees obstructing parking spaces in Bandar Kinrara 5. Open Modal × ...

This week’s final article on pruning focuses on evergreen trees. There is a big difference in timing the pruning of pines versus spruces and others. Pruning pines at the wrong time means no more ...

Using the low pruning techniques, you can fit pretty much as many little trees as you want in the same space an overgrown mature fruit tree takes up. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

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 ...

Often the best recommendation for such a tree is to make one pruning cut at ground level and start over with a new tree. However, trees may have sentimental value that will make revitalization worth ...