Homes & Gardens; Pruning in winter or, how to avoid the unkindest cuts: The Pecks. Updated: ; Jan. 24, 2015, 11:17 a.m. | Published: ; Jan. 24, 2015, 10:17 a.m.

Pruning of stonefruits and other deciduous fruit trees is one of the most misunderstood of all gardening responsibilities. The Coastal Gardener: Proper pruning helps stonefruit harvest - Los ...

Plum trees It is important to get the timing right when you prune fruit trees . Some want to be pruned in winter, like apples and pears, while stone fruits are best pruned during their growing season.

The ornamental plum is best known for the bloom it offers in the spring. These not-so-big-by- nature trees are suddenly awash with apple blossom-shaped, white-pink tinged flowers that cover the trees.

All ornamental shrubs and trees do not need annual pruning; some give better results without it, others require an annual light thinning out of the older wood, and some respond most satisfactorily ...

Q: I have apple trees that we prune, but what about the plum tree? Does that need pruning? A: Plums are easier to prune. There aren't as many complicated rules as for apple trees. You can consider ...

Some cherry and plum trees in the central Ohio area are turning black from a fungal disease. Here's what you need to know.

Finally, many berry shrubs require regular pruning, as do, again, forsythia, lilac and many other strictly ornamental shrubs. Pruning allows stems to bask in light and bathe in air, keeping a ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth ...