During my career as a horticulturist I once worked as a landscaper. We had demanding clients who took pride in their pristine landscapes. One of my duties was to prune trees. I remember being ...

When I got the idea for this article, I thought that pruning trees would be an easy subject to write about. Turns out, tree pruning is complex and like many gardening subjects, once again, I realized ...

Visualize what you want a young tree to look like when it reaches maturity, and prune with that vision in mind, advises arborist Tyson Woods (above) with Moore Tree Care. Visualize what you want a ...

Rolls can be good and bad. Sprinkled with cinnamon — good. Sprinkled with kitty litter — bad. Rolls are fun in a kayak. Not so fun in a car. Rolls over your waistband — bad. Rolls over a tree branch ...

‘Tis the season to begin lining up those pruning projects while the trees are still dormant. March is almost upon us. Pay attention to bud swelling on your trees. It is best to start pruning right ...

A great satisfaction comes from picking fresh fruit from your own apple, peach or cherry tree. However, successfully growing fruit trees in the Kansas City area can be a challenge. Proper pruning is ...

Q. Many times I have read, “Never top a tree!” I have also read that we should keep fruit trees at 8 feet for easy picking. And the avocado experts recommend keeping avocado trees at 11 feet. Either I ...

Are you guilty of lions tailing your trees? The use of this type of tree pruning has been on rise in Northeast Florida. It is being sold to homeowners as a method of tree pruning that will make their ...