There are some large limbs hanging too low over my patio that I need to address before spring. Can I just prune these ...

If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune ...

Identifying a dominant leader and cutting away any competing leaders when a tree is young will allow it to grow more robustly ...

Thought you were all done with gardening chores for the winter? Not so fast. Now is the perfect time to prune your trees and ...

Redbuds are deciduous trees adored for their pink or white spring flowers and unique heart-shaped leaves. Pruning helps keep ...

Proper pruning encourages trees to develop strong structures which ... The saw, chain saw and lopping shears are used for removing limbs too large to cut with hand pruners. Pruning saws have ...

Like other gardening tasks, incorrect techniques will likely not kill the plant and most can usually be fixed.

The Santa Ana winds that spread the fires with lightning speed blew with hurricane force. Although nothing can compare to the ...

As far as hardy plants not damaged by the cold, you should avoid pruning any flowering trees or shrubs that are ... that makes the shrub grow quickly too large again. THINNING OUT: It removes ...

As I walked down my street and examined the pruning cuts on various trees, most were without wound wood. When a cut is made flush with a trunk or any large branch, no wound wood can form.