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 ...

Correctly trimming trees and the techniques for how to prune trees properly combine art and science. Many questions may run through your mind when determining how to prune trees. Is this the right ...

The fruit-tree pruning schedule for the coming months is now available at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Orchard in North Las Vegas. This Saturday I will teach the ...

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, ...

Pruning can help keep your shrubs and trees looking good and increase the production of flowers and fruit if done properly. However, poor pruning techniques can irreversibly damage your plants. Here ...

Tree pruning, the removal of unwanted branches and twigs, is crucial for maintaining the health and structure of trees. Pruning can technically be done at any point of the year, but it is ideal from ...

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 ...

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Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 25, No. 3, SPECIAL ISSUE ON SUMMER PRUNING OF WOODY FRUIT SPECIES (2011), pp. 129-142 (14 pages) Crop yield and fruit quality performance determine the economic ...

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. "It does look clean, it does ...