Which branches — if any — should you be cutting off your young trees? You can't glue the wrong choices back on!

Once you're sure there are no more freezes in sight, you have a laundry list of plants to prune so that they flower and ...

A healthy fruit tree is a magical thing. Besides providing a wealth of delicious food, a thriving tree creates shade and beauty and increases biodiversity in your yard. To keep fruit trees healthy and ...

A woman prunes a bare fruit tree with shears on a cold winter day with snow on the ground. - Irina Nazarova/Getty Images While the rest of your garden is sleeping peacefully under a blanket of snow or ...

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your ...

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 ...

There is a difference between trees that grow in a forest and trees that grow in your yard. They may be the exact same species, but the tree growing in the wild among other trees will likely get much ...

Because money trees are fast-growing houseplants, you might find you need to cut yours back from time to time to maintain it at a manageable size. Knowing how to prune a money tree (Pachira aquatica) ...

One of the most common questions we receive in Extension is: When is the best time to prune my fruit trees? The general rule ...

Do yourself and your shrubs some good by getting outside to prune them in midwinter. “This time of year, when shrubs and small trees are dormant, is an easy time to prune them,” said Sharon Yiesla, ...

When planting a new tree in your backyard or front yard, consider how tall or wide it will grow.