Pruning in the dormant season is absolutely necessary for trees that form fruit on new wood. Nectarines and peaches are two ...

The profusion of tangled branches on an unpruned apple tree can look confusing to a beginner. Get started by making six basic pruning cuts.

Fruit trees develop through predictable growth ... improving yield significantly. Pruning shears are a staple for any gardener. Bypass shears create clean cuts and are ideal for live branches.

Early apricot blossoms are emerging in the Lower Valley, with other stone fruit trees ... thousands of bare tree rows during late fall and winter with chain saws and pruning shears, doing an ...

“Spring-blooming shrubs and trees should be pruned after they flower,” she says. “If you prune them in late winter or early ...

They're sold in the garden section as a budget-friendly pruning tool, but these shears have made quite an impression in my home, especially in the kitchen. The needle-sharp point means I can make ...

Fruit trees generally grow between 18 to 30 inches ... You can also use a knife or pruning shears. This will stall carbohydrate movement in the stem, forcing resources to gather in the dormant ...

The fruit varies widely from orchard to orchard, but it can include Asian pears, cherries, persimmons, apples, peaches, and even pecans. Some orchard hosts funnel their fruit to food pantries. One ...

Patricia Oropeza demonstrates her winning innovation to improve Washington’s apple harvest at the Semillero de Ideas awards ceremony in Pasco. She created a prototype for a thinning tool with ...

It’s time to phase this tree out in favor of better adapted or native trees,” writes one Utah horticulturist. “We need to ...

Whether your symptoms are mild or severe, one of the best ways to avoid pollen outside is to create a low-allergen garden — ...