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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Keep your cherry tree healthy and producing plenty of fruit with these trimming tips. Often called dwarf cherries for their ...

If you’ve got a plum, cherry, peach or apricot tree in your garden, don’t be tempted to prune it this month – cutting back stone fruit varieties in winter can spell disaster for the trees. Even though ...

Once the last fruit is off your trees, start with the simple jobs: pick up rotten fruit, check the soil for moisture, refresh ...

An apple tree that is properly pruned can improve its yield by up to 20%, as well as enhancing its overall health and longevity. And remember, cherry trees are very sensitive. Heavy cuts can lead to ...

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 ...

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive, and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

Question: Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees? Answer: Fruit trees can be pruned any ...

If you’ve planted fruit trees such as apple, peach or persimmon in hopes of enjoying the crop, you’ll need to prune them. “Fruit tree pruning can have different goals than pruning typical landscape ...

If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...

Question: We recently moved into a home with two apple trees. I was told that they need to be pruned every year. Could you please give me some pointers on apple tree pruning? Answer: Apple and other ...

A thinning cut removes the branch at its junction with the trunk or limb. This type of cut is demonstrated on a tree in early spring at the University of Maine Agriculture and Forest Experiment ...