There are several different types of pruning, and you can do them at different times of year. However, the best method and timing depend on your goal, as well as the plant species in question. “For ...

Mid to late winter is generally the best time to prune trees, according to our Garden Editor and in-house Master Gardener, Tiffany Selvey. "Most trees benefit from pruning while they're dormant ...

A gloved hand holding red pruning shears - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock If you need motivation to go out in the January cold to do some garden work, picture a tree covered in showy white flowers in ...

DEAR NEIL: We have moved into a 50-year-old house that has a mature Arizona ash. It’s too wide for where it is. I’m afraid its branches will break in a storm. When can it be pruned? Dear Reader: You ...

Winter throws plenty of challenges at plants. Don’t add to the adversity with these gardening mistakes. Don't prune fruit trees too early and never trim spring-flowering shrubs in the winter. Avoid ...

If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...

The effects of the changing climate are felt in all aspects of ecology, from the melting of the ice caps to the acidification of the oceans. However, one more recent finding suggests that even trees ...

There is a difference between trees that grow in a forest and trees that grow in your yard. They may be the exact same species, but the tree growing in the wild among other trees will likely get much ...