Learn when to prune fruit trees and when to steer clear of the shears to see the most vigorous growth and best crop harvests.

If your sweet cherry tree (Prunus avium) is producing fruit that's small or not as sweet as you expected, you might not be pruning it at the right time. Although sweet cherry are fruit trees that even ...

Pear trees produce juicy, sweet fruit, which can be enjoyed fresh, canned, or used in a wide array of recipes. To ensure your pear tree yields a bountiful harvest of high-quality fruit, proper pruning ...

Pruning is one of the most common maintenance practices. Trees growing in a forest grow well without pruning, but landscape ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, ...

Tree surgeon Kobayashi Masaru helps people in Fukushima prefecture revitalize cherry trees neglected after the 2011 earthquake and nuclear accident. We follow him and local volunteers over one year.

Pruning isn’t just about keeping plants tidy, it’s about enhancing the health, structure and appearance of your landscape.