Trimming your fruit trees at the wrong time can reduce the tree's total fruit production, its tolerance for cold weather, and ...

Tree branches need to be cut down to stimulate growth. This is known as pruning. In this process, trimming makes the tree redirect nutrients and energy to its healthiest parts, rather than supporting ...

One of Fort Collins' wettest summers on record might have produced significant tree growth in your yard. While that's a good thing in Colorado, all that growth might have your trees looking gangly ...

The size of the branch you are cutting should reflect the tool used to cut it. Here are a few tree trimming tools that make sense to have in your arsenal before you start pruning your tree: The trunk, ...

In the past, I have written about how to properly prune trees. To add a little bit of interest, I thought perhaps it would be beneficial to show examples of poor pruning and the reasons why these ...

IF YOU are a regular reader, you will know of my weird fascination with traditional horticultural practices that endure for decades despite being resoundingly debunked by science. In this article, ...

The citizen street-tree pruner must live by certain rules: Sharp, clean tools are a pruner’s best friend. No climbing — all of your tree maintenance must be done with two feet on the ground. (“Never ...