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

Pruning in the dormant season is absolutely necessary for trees that form fruit on new wood. Nectarines and peaches are two trees that benefit from dormant pruning. Others, like apricot, cherry, and ...

Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their trees, but it’s not always clear how to do it. Apple tree pruning ...

Pruning apple trees encourages growth and prevents reduces the risk of disease. A thriving apple tree is a wonderful addition ...

Yes, you can prune an apple tree in March. The time to prune apples is when the fruit tree is dormant in winter and March is ...

Q: I heard that you shouldn’t use wound sealer when pruning your trees – that it does more harm than good. Is this true? Yes, it’s true. When pruning your trees, you should not use any sealer on the ...

Pruning also improves air circulation and allows more sunlight to reach the tree’s canopy, which helps reduce disease and insect pressure. In apple trees, diseases such as apple scab and powdery ...

The cool days of late March and early April offer a great chance to finish pruning your trees and shrubs. When pruning large ...

he noted how pruning improves the size of harvested fruit by preventing trees from getting too large and producing more, but smaller, pears, cherries and apples. “We’re trying to set trees ...

ROCKPORT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox and Lincoln counties is hosting a spring workshop for home gardeners and commercial producers on how to prune mature apple trees ...