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

With Spring around the corner, plants, trees and shrubs will soon be bursting into bloom. Now’s the time to get your pruning ...

Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the type mummy used to make. Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune ...

To prune a tree, I have followed the Al Gore method, who as vice president helped reduce the federal workforce and ...

Pruning to maximize sunlight penetration also ... Apple: The modified central leader technique is ideal for apple trees. Cut off upper branches that may meet the trunk at narrow angles to ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be holding a hands-on workshop to teach proper pruning techniques for fruit trees in Humboldt and Fort Dodge on Tuesday. Dr Suzanne Slack, assistant ...

As the calendar turns to spring with its lengthening days of warm sunshine, flowers begin to appear on fruit trees across ...

Apple trees aren’t easy to grow because they need consistent care, including precisely timed spraying and pruning, to ...

A couple of my gardening friends told me I should do some pruning and then bring the branches inside to force them into ...