When using a saw for pruning, you need the right kind. The ordinary carpenter's hand saw is not the best because it tends to bind as it moves into a cut. The blade is also too wide to get into narrow ...

Landowners have planted trees primarily for cover, windbreaks or visual barriers around a property, but a relatively new movement in private land habitat management is fruit trees. Apple trees are ...

Pruning your trees might be one of the last things on your mind after we just experienced our coldest weather in several years. But the temperature is climbing back to around 40 degrees by the weekend ...

When you close your eyes and think of a Southern summer garden, the first image may be an ancient live oak with low, sweeping branches, but the second image is puffs of sunset sky-colored crepe myrtle ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Pruning is one of the gardening tasks. It old, dead, damaged, and weak wood that might otherwise cause serious problems for plants. And when ...

When planting a fruit orchard in your yard, make sure you don't forget about pruning. Neglecting to prune your fruit trees, including your apricot trees (Prunus armeniaca), creates added stress and ...

A good pruner helps you keep your trees healthy, maintains their attractive shape, deals with accidental damage, and, in the case of fruit trees, can increase their yield. It’s also much safer than ...

Crepe myrtles should be pruned while the tree is dormant. Learn the best time to prune a crepe myrtle and what happens if you ...