If you are inclined to prune your pine trees, now is the perfect time to do so. Most people don’t prune mature pine trees, but many prune mugho pines, which are more of a shrub. Pruning these keeps ...

This week’s final article on pruning focuses on evergreen trees. There is a big difference in timing the pruning of pines versus spruces and others. Pruning pines at the wrong time means no more ...

Early spring is the best time of the year to prune most trees and shrubs. There are exceptions to this pruning rule but you will not cause any serious harm if you prune a plant that should have been ...

Most bushes that flower in the summer do so on new growth. That means you can prune anything you like in the spring, since the new growth hasn’t started yet. Butterfly bush and rose of sharon fall ...

I asked an experienced arborist the other day what he thought about pruning apple trees in the fall. His answer was the same as mine: “Prune when you have time and the pruners in your hand.” Yes, ...

1. Before you put up the holiday lights outdoors, open up spaces in dense trees to allow wind to pass through. Selectively prune pine trees and other conifers from now through February to thin out ...

When I was a boy I loved to climb trees. I had no fear of heights, and loved the unique perspective I got looking down from the top of a tall pine or maple tree. Now that I’m all grown up, I no longer ...