Each method of cutting plants serves a specific purpose.

The beauty of shrub and tree branches appears when leaves are absent. Take advantage of this time to prune woody plants to prevent crossing and rubbing branches, thin out dense ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Up close on lemons growing on a lemon tree Knowing when to prune a lemon tree is important as getting the timing right will boost ...

Most woody plants are dormant through winter, making late winter and early spring the most important pruning window of the ...

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 ...

There’s an old saying in pruning: “Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The advice helps overcome our fear of cutting away too many branches. Other pruning adages are less useful. “When in ...