A guide to when and how to prune fan-trained fruit trees for healthy trees and bumper crops, including tips for training trees and pruning established trees.

The sunless winter continues back home as my friends tell me about weekly snow, sleet or rain events. From most reports, the winter of 2018 into 2019 has not been awful, but it has been relentless. I ...

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, ...

If you have fruit trees in your landscape, you should plan to prune them in the next couple of weeks, as early- to mid-March is the best time to perform the task. March marks the end of the dormant ...

Productive fruit trees do not just happen. They result from good cultural practices including pruning, which is often overlooked. Here are some tips on pruning fruit and shade trees. March is a good ...

Pruning is an essential garden chore for healthy trees, and you may assume that fruit and shade trees have the same pruning ...

No task troubles beginning gardeners more than pruning fruit trees. They’re almost afraid that any cut will kill or mutilate the tree. I recall one gardener on his knees praying he’d make the right ...

Spring is finally here and we’re starting to see a few flowers popping up. It won’t be long now before the trees start to explode with colorful blossoms and green leaves. It also means it’s time to do ...

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