Compared to other fruit trees, growing a plum tree in your yard brings big rewards with relatively little effort. But if there's one task that you cannot skip if you want a plum harvest worth bragging ...

Q. When is the time to prune a plum tree and how? At one time I was advised to just take the whips off and remove any dead wood. Thank you again for your time. — Karole A. Hello again, Karole. The ...

Maeve asks: When is the recommended period of time to prune the vertical water sprouts out of my ornamental plum tree? Each year they grow several feet. Plum trees are recognized for their tendency to ...

I received an email inquiring about pruning practices and immediately began to ruminate on the possibility of a connection between the act of pruning and the fruit known as a prune. It turns out there ...

Winter is a great time to prune the trees in your garden. You should not have any problems pruning off the low limbs to provide more clearance for the patio. In most situations, it is better to remove ...

As you bask in the warmth of the home hearth, look back on the gardening season and consider what you might want to do come spring. Got a question? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online ...

There are approximately 250 varieties of plums grown in California. They thrive in the San Joaquin Valley, are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow in the home garden, and are delicious to eat.

Tree owners who have broken limbs in their trees or are just taking advantage of early pruning opportunities may notice large amounts of “water” that seem to be pouring out of the branch. This is ...

Pruning of stonefruits and other deciduous fruit trees is one of the most misunderstood of all gardening responsibilities. In almost all cases, fruiting trees are pruned quite differently than ...