A: Apple trees commonly produce shoots where the trunk emerges from ground level, often termed crown suckers. If allowed to ...

Pruning by hand is a repetitive motion that gets harder to do as you age, causing cramps even in young, healthy hands.

Horticulture experts have cautioned apple growers against undertaking deep pruning in their orchards during the ongoing heat ...

While it might not be as dramatic as a towering, decades-old fruit tree, the Greensleeves apple tree is a perfect pick for ...

Pruning is my favorite gardening task, and now is a suitable time to start pruning shrubs that have put on growth and need ...

Trees are pruned for many reasons. Often they are practical reasons of how they impact on our lives, such as to ensure a tree ...

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

"Revitalize your neglected 60-year-old apple tree with expert pruning techniques. Start by removing dead or diseased branches to promote healthy growth. Thin out overcrowded areas to allow ...

Apple tree pruning workshop set for Rockport March 29 Participants will be trained on safety considerations when pruning home or commercial orchards and will have the opportunity for hands-on ...

Why you need to prune your apple trees If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s outer perimeter, high above ...

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an apple tree pruning workshop from 10 a.m.-noon on March 16 at Morrison Hill Orchard, 272 Morrison Hill Road in Farmington ...