I sat down with Russell Norton a horticulture and agriculture educator with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and started by asking him: why do we prune?

Winter is the ideal time of the year to prune many trees. The branches are bare which makes it easier to see the overall ...

When to Prune a Fig Tree. Fig trees should be pruned in early spring when they are still dormant and before growth begins for the season, says Becky Sideman, a professor of hortic ...

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

They live in the Nicoya Peninsula in the north west of Costa Rica, an 80-mile stretch just south of the Nicaraguan border, ...

The main technique for reducing the size of an overgrown deciduous shrub is called heading back. Heading cuts are intended to ...

There is a right way to prune trees and if done improperly, there could be irreparable damage to the tree. During these ...

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Many people believe my job slows down during winter, thinking I have a “break.” In reality, winter can serve as a precursor to what is to come in ...

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