There's no one month in which all fruit trees should be pruned since each variety has different needs, and there are different reasons for pruning, whether that's trimming off leafy growth to ...

Prune apple trees in late winter or early spring to prevent disease and help healing. Limit pruning to 25 percent of the tree to avoid too many new branches and less fruit. Remove broken, crossing, or ...

Looking for a winter garden task? Pruning plants, shrubs, and trees can help improve growth and health. Here are some you ...

ALTAMONT – For apple orchards across New York, early March is a time of hope and renewal. While it may feel a little early to be daydreaming about fall apple picking, Indian Ladder Farms has been busy ...

Q: When is the best time of year to prune apple trees? We have two young trees planted in 2014 that are now 8 to 10 feet tall. The trees were filled with blossoms this spring but were lost to frost, ...

Last spring (2023) was tough on apples in some places. Up on top of the ridges, well above 2,000 feet in elevation, things were fine. Up there trees were covered with fruit. But drop down in the ...

“Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more,” was the old saying repeated by North Dakota State University’s Professor Neal Holland as he taught apple tree pruning to us young horticulture ...

Mid to late winter is generally the best time to prune trees, according to our Garden Editor and in-house Master Gardener, Tiffany Selvey. "Most trees benefit from pruning while they're dormant ...

Fruit trees are some of the best plants that you can grow in your yard. They're beautiful, offer some much-needed shade in summer, and they feed you. Even beginning gardeners can grow fruit trees in ...

While there might not seem to be too much happening in the garden this time of year, the best time to winter prune apple trees is right around the corner in February and March. Pruning provides a good ...