Many people feel that fruit tree pruning is too complex a task to be done by amateurs, but when we amateurs learn a few basic concepts, we can keep our fruit trees healthy, well-shaped and bearing ...

Columnist Robin Trott talks about why winter pruning works on certain trees and shrubs and why it doesn't on some flowers.

While most of my lawn and gardens remain covered in a crusty blanket of winter white, patches of bare ground are gradually being revealed in the sunniest locales. Birds can be heard singing their ...

Pruning can help keep your shrubs and trees looking good and increase the production of flowers and fruit if done properly. However, poor pruning techniques can irreversibly damage your plants. Here ...

Thinking about proper tree pruning reveals interesting presuppositions on our part about what’s natural and what is not. It’s important to know some basics about pruning — in particular what not to do ...

Pruning can improve the health, productivity and appearance of your trees and shrubs. But improper pruning can destroy the shape of your plants and also cause more harm than good. Following a few ...

People will sometimes cut off a lot of the inner branches of a tree, thinking it looks better and so must be good for the tree, said Peter Girardi, a certified arborist.

Certified arborist Rick Wheeler stands beneath a persimmon tree in a Torrance backyard and surveys the bare branches. Then he raises his shears and carefully starts snipping. He spots a crossing ...

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 ...

Pruning maple trees, birches, and willows in winter is not recommended because they are prone to excessive sap running from ...