Pruning an avocado tree can be bad or good, depending on when and how you wield your pruning shears. For example, if cut too much off at once or prune at the wrong time, you could damage your tree and ...

Expert offers tips to shape the biggest plants in your yard While much gardening activity slows in winter, these are the perfect months to tend to the biggest plants in your garden — your trees. Those ...

Just because there’s snow on the ground doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in the garden until spring. Late winter is often ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Trees give us so much (not including the piles of autumn leaves) that I can't imagine a world without them. I've ...

Mid to late winter is generally the best time to prune trees, according to our Garden Editor and in-house Master Gardener, Tiffany Selvey. "Most trees benefit from pruning while they're dormant ...

Pruning apple trees encourages growth and prevents reduces the risk of disease. Prune apple trees in late winter or early spring to prevent disease and help healing. Limit pruning to 25 percent of the ...

The secret to the perfect fig is in your shears. A few strategic cuts turn a tangled thicket into a high-yielding masterpiece. Here’s how to master pruning fig trees ...