Cultivating fruit trees in your garden is incredibly fulfilling. They offer tasty, fresh fruit throughout the growing season and produce fragrant flowers that attract beneficial pollinators. Moreover, ...

Trim dead, damaged, or crowded branches to boost fruit quality and keep trees tidy. Thinning the canopy and reducing height improves sun exposure, airflow, and ease of care. Regular pruning supports ...

Tree pruning can be one of the most difficult yard care tasks, but putting it off could result in serious damage to your home ...

Mid to late winter is generally the best time to prune trees, according to our Garden Editor and in-house Master Gardener, Tiffany Selvey. "Most trees benefit from pruning while they're dormant ...

When is a good time to prune my fruit trees? Fall is absolutely the worst time for pruning fruit trees. The best time to prune fruit trees is when the trees are dormant, although under certain ...

Hawthorns are easy-to-maintain trees that seldom need large-scale pruning, but some care and attention every few years will keep them healthy, safe, and looking their best. To prune hawthorn trees ...

Pruning is a key task when it comes to caring for Japanese maples, yet many gardeners are left baffled about how to do it ...

If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...

Michigan, there have been multiple confirmed reports of oak wilt in Isabella, Clare, and Gratiot counties. Even more cases ...

November pruning can put some plants at risk of winter damage. Hold off until after blooming to prune these plants and ensure ...

With the leaves on the ground, you can see the shape of the trees and shrubs in your garden, but leave the pruning until ...

Winter is the best time to prune trees to keep them healthy and protect them from disease, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Pruning trees when they are dormant is a way to ...