Pear trees can give you a fantastic and reliable crop of homegrown fruits year-after-year. There are lots of delicious varieties to choose from and pears can be grown as free-standing trees, trained ...

There's no one month in which all fruit trees should be pruned since each variety has different needs, and there are different reasons for pruning, whether that's trimming off leafy growth to ...

Here's what to consider before pruning your trees in summer. Proper tree care often involves pruning. While the technique is important, timing also plays a role in the tree's well-being. We asked ...

Pruning fruit trees in August can feel counterintuitive. You might think you need to leave your apple and pear trees well alone while the fruit ripens. But, in my experience, a well-timed summer prune ...

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 ...

Growing a pear tree gives you sweet fruit and year-round beauty with very little maintenance required. For success, choose the right variety for your climate, plant in full sun, and water deeply each ...

Severe pruning — a.k.a. “coat racking” — is never good for ficus and other evergreen trees, but pruning during high heat is even worse. Evergreen trees like the ficus that were heavily pruned outside ...