Many people feel that fruit tree pruning is too complex a task to be done by amateurs, but when we amateurs learn a few basic concepts, we can keep our fruit trees healthy, well-shaped and bearing ...

Thinking about proper tree pruning reveals interesting presuppositions on our part about what’s natural and what is not. It’s important to know some basics about pruning — in particular what not to do ...

Minnetrista’s horticulturists are always busy. One of our winter tasks is pruning the apple trees scattered across our campus. I want to discuss the basics of pruning apple trees and hopefully show ...

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Whether you have a few shrubs around the porch or dozens of trees on your property, a little pruning skill is a terrific asset. You can save yourself some money, your plants will be healthier and look ...

Q. When should I prune my persimmon tree? A. The short answer is now, but here are some fruit tree pruning basics: Bethallyn Black is director of the Contra Costa Master Gardeners, a program ...

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It’s that time again when pruning workshops fill horticultural calendars. This year, many workshops are being offered virtually. The Santa Fe Botanical Garden will offer a virtual fruit tree pruning ...

Certified arborist Rick Wheeler stands beneath a persimmon tree in a Torrance backyard and surveys the bare branches. Then he raises his shears and carefully starts snipping. He spots a crossing ...

People will sometimes cut off a lot of the inner branches of a tree, thinking it looks better and so must be good for the tree, said Peter Girardi, a certified arborist.