Before the holiday bustle becomes all-consuming, consider arranging to have your large trees inspected and pruned this winter. “It will be easier to reserve the services of a trained and qualified ...

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

Cottonwood trees are renowned for being fast-growing and impressive trees that can soar to great heights. Knowing when and how to prune a cottonwood tree is beneficial to ensure it stays safe, healthy ...

One of the most common questions we receive in Extension is: When is the best time to prune my fruit trees? The general rule ...

Pruning fruit trees improves sunlight penetration and boosts fruit production. By opening the center of the tree to sunlight, higher-quality fruits form.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hand pruning a spruce tree. You may have heard that pruning spruce trees in the landscape is an important way of maintaining ...

Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the type mummy used to make. Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their ...

Don’t ruin your spring blooms! Discover what not to prune now—and the right time to trim dogwood, lilac, azalea, forsythia, and more.

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 ...

Winter is a great time to prune the trees in your garden. You should not have any problems pruning off the low limbs to provide more clearance for the patio. In most situations, it is better to remove ...

I planted some new trees this spring. What pruning should I be doing on those trees? A few pruning cuts on those new trees can make a big difference in how they develop into mature trees. Most trees ...

Q: We have a large tree-form lilac that needs to be trimmed back quite significantly. I can’t trim very far before I cut off a lot of leaves. What’s the best way to do this? Should I be concerned that ...