When you're out in the yard pruning your trees, you might be tempted to spruce up your evergreens while you're at it, but ...

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's why waiting pays off.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/DigiPub Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar styraciflua) are fast-growing and ...

Spring is the worst time of year to prune your dogwood tree because you can negatively impact spring blooms. If you want to prune your dogwood trees, any other time of the year is perfect, depending ...

Effective pruning also maintains a healthy and vibrant tree, boosts fruit production, and protects against pests and diseases ...

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your ...

Don't let old growth see another spring.

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 ...

Expert pruning of apples, pears, climbing roses, maples, hornbeams and other key plants can improve shape, encourage healthy ...

Some of the best love you can give your trees is pruning them around Valentine's Day in Colorado. Most people haven't started thinking about yard work with spring officially a little more than a month ...