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 ...

Trees are the most spectacular plants in the garden. And since they grow so slowly, it is imperative that we treat them with ...

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions of ...

Trees add significant value to our landscapes, but sometimes trees can become somewhat problematic in their crown, trunk, or roots. Also, when nurturing newly planted trees, some strategic pruning in ...

Some of the best love you can give your trees is pruning them around Valentine's Day in Colorado. Most people haven't started thinking about yard work with spring officially a little more than a month ...

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...

Mid- to late-winter provides an excellent opportunity to prune a variety of plants in the landscape. Plants that can be pruned now include most hedges, shrubs and shade trees, and summer-flowering ...

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate nickname: ...