Apple trees need regular pruning for size management, improved fruit production and quality, and strength to help them hold ...

Pruning apple trees encourages growth and reduces the risk of disease. Prune apple trees in late winter or early spring to ...

Pruning your fruit tree is an essential task, but when's the best time to do it? Some varieties, like apple and pear trees, ...

Q: I am having a very difficult time finding someone to prune my fruit trees the way you recommend. I am older and no longer able to direct a novice (which has failed), much less do it myself. The ...

The plants that benefit most from pruning in winter tend to be deciduous trees and shrubs and in particular fruit trees. But pruning in winter has a very different result than doing exactly the same ...

Pruning fruit trees during fall is generally a bad idea. Instead, trim them in late winter or early spring, when the trees are dormant. However, you can still remove dry, damaged, or dead branches in ...

Many people believe my job slows down during winter, thinking I have a “break.” In reality, winter can serve as a precursor to what is to come in spring. This is especially true when we start ...

Step into the world of flower pressing with longtime gardener Jan Lochner in a hands-on, make-and-take workshop Feb. 1 at the Laguna Environmental Center. Lochner will walk you through the simple, yet ...

Orchards aren’t the only places where fruit trees can flourish. A modest yard, or even a patio, can be enough space to cultivate a tiny tree that will be a prodigious producer. Dwarf varieties ...