Whether you want to start a new fig tree to continue the lineage of a beloved heirloom specimen or share cuttings with fellow ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to ...

Winter is a great time to prune the trees in your garden. You should not have any problems pruning off the low limbs to provide more clearance for the patio. In most situations, it is better to ...

I sat down with Russell Norton a horticulture and agriculture educator with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and started by asking him: why do we prune?

Without leaves it is easier to see the tree’s structure and the condition and health and growth pattern of its branches to better assess which ones to keep and which ones to remove. Pruning ...

“We’re moving in the direction of a healthier campus forest,” Seiders says. Crews from AJ Tree Services will focus on pruning diseased limbs and branches that may affect the health of the entire tree ...

It is also true, however, that leguminous trees such as carob have a tendency for limbs to die back for no apparent reason, but this tendency will only be exacerbated by improper pruning.

The pruning will manage the over-extension of the tree canopy and reduce weight in limbs across the outer canopy. Additional needs will be addressed on a per-tree basis to ensure the long-term ...

When to Prune a Fig Tree. Fig trees should be pruned in early spring when they are still dormant and before growth begins for the season, says Becky Sideman, a professor of hortic ...