Your young trees need some pruning now. Here’s how to do it right

Which branches — if any — should you be cutting off your young trees? You can't glue the wrong choices back on!
Better Homes & Gardens on MSN

Here's when (and how) to prune fruit trees and boost your harvest

Find out how to prune fruit trees properly, plus tips for timing your pruning right.

These 5 Spring Tree Pruning Mistakes Might Harm Your Trees for Years to Come, Arborists Say

Pruning trees in spring is a common garden chore, but timing and technique matter. We talked to arborists about the most ...
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When and how to prune a lemon tree – expert tips to keep it in shape and maximize citrus fruit production

It’s important to know how to prune a lemon tree if you want a healthy plant abundant with zesty fruit. Lemon trees are a popular addition to patios, and make delightful house plants in conservatories ...
AOL

Is Pruning an Avocado Tree Bad? 7 Tips to Do It Right

Pruning an avocado tree can be bad or good, depending on when and how you wield your pruning shears. For example, if cut too much off at once or prune at the wrong time, you could damage your tree and ...
The Florida Times-Union

What you should know about pruning trees and when to prune them

As a rule, trees in North Florida can be pruned any time of year. However, the winter months seem to bring out the pruning bug in many folks. Winter can be an easier time to prune as many trees have ...
Fort Collins Coloradoan

Here's why now is the prime time to prune your trees in Colorado, and how to do it

Some of the best love you can give your trees is pruning them around Valentine's Day in Colorado. Most people haven't started thinking about yard work with spring officially a little more than a month ...
The Florida Times-Union

Before you get out the chainsaw, here are 4 tree pruning mistakes to avoid

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 ...
The Advocate

Winter is a good time to prune many shrubs and trees. Here's how to do it correctly.

Mid- to late-winter provides an excellent opportunity to prune a variety of plants in the landscape. Plants that can be pruned now include most hedges, shrubs and shade trees, and summer-flowering ...
Iowa Public Radio

Pruning oak trees to avoid oak wilt

Winter is the perfect time to prune oak trees. Oak trees are special for many reasons: they’re Iowa’s state tree, they’re important to our ecosystem and — they shouldn’t be pruned during the spring ...