Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible and can ...

Growing our own backyard produce is one of America’s most popular pastimes, one of the most rewarding and sometimes among the most frustrating. Good fruit production relies heavily on pollinators ...

March, April and May are good months to prune fruit trees. Traditionally, farmers pruned their fruit trees in March. I think they did so because they had less other work they could do during this time ...

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 have fruit trees in your landscape, you should plan to prune them in the next couple of weeks, as early- to mid-March is the best time to perform the task. March marks the end of the dormant ...

Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees? Fruit trees can be pruned any time from now until ...

Modern advancements when it comes to fruit trees now mean they can be enjoyed by gardeners in spaces of any size. Many dwarf types are now available, grafted onto rootstocks that will keep them ...

I love to prune trees and shrubs; now is the time to start. I worked this past weekend on a ginkgo at my daughter’s house that was out of control. It has two main trunks and lots of branches coming ...

Varieties of hazelnuts, which are also known as cobnuts and filberts, should be regularly pruned in dormancy to promote wood ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...