Although most trees benefit from winter pruning, some benefit from early spring trims in March. Here's what you need to know ...

Pruning is an essential part of fruit tree maintenance, but doing it wrong can spell trouble for your trees. Here are the key pruning mistakes to avoid.

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s outer perimeter, high above convenient apple-picking height.

February and March are good months to prune most trees. It’s best to remove no more than 15% of a tree at one time, or no more than 20% if it’s pruned heavier. She shared a study that found ...

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 ...

University of Illinois Extension local foods and small farms educator Grant McCarty demonstrates proper fruit tree pruning. ROCKFORD, Ill. — Each winter, backyard and commercial fruit tree ...

MONROE COUNTY — It may still be cold and snowy outside, but now is the best time to prune trees and to start checking for tree diseases, said JR Davis, district manager for the southern Detroit ...

Now is the best time of year to prune all types of fruit trees, grapes and brambles while they are still in their dormant stage. As the weather warms up and the sap starts to run, you shouldn’t be ...

Q. When do I prune apple trees? We moved to an old house with some old apple trees but they still gave a good crop in the fall when we first moved in. Not sure if apples need pruning every year or ...