Take the guesswork out of harvesting with our guide on how to prune a peach tree to yield bigger, better fruit.

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

Well-pruned shrubs and trees are a hallmark of a carefully tended yard or garden. Foundation plantings are lush and full, and blooming shrubs display their blossoms on shapely branches that accentuate ...

You may have heard that pruning spruce trees in the landscape is an important way of maintaining their health, size, shape, and vigor. But this is more applicable to deciduous trees than evergreens.

Most of us look at a tree in the backyard and think trimming a few branches is no big deal. You grab a ladder, maybe fire up ...

After a time all neglected trees and shrubs start to show their age. The stems of shrubs become stiff, trunklike and twiggy. Their lower portions take on a naked appearance. Trees become asymmetrical, ...

Although you can prune apple trees just about any time of the year, most apple growers agree spring is the best time to do it. One reason given for spring pruning is because when trees come out of ...

CORVALLIS — The best time to prune fruit trees is in the winter and when you have enough time to finish the job, according to Ross Penhallegon, horticulturist and pruning expert with the Oregon State ...

Prune in winter to get the most out of the investment of time and money you put into this fall-fruiting tree — that is, lots ...

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