Should You Trim Fruit Trees In The Fall Or Wait Until Spring? Here's The Best Time

Trimming your fruit trees at the wrong time can reduce the tree's total fruit production, its tolerance for cold weather, and ...
Daily Express

Tree experts share exactly when you can pick fruit from your neighbour's fruit tree

In the UK, the apple and pear picking season spans from late summer to late autumn, with most varieties being ready in October. Plum trees, inlcuding the Victoria and Marjorie varieties, are also ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Learn to prune fruit trees, plant irises and more at these Sonoma County gardening events

Iris expert Roxie Nall will provide a hands-on demonstration on how to dig, groom and successfully plant irises now for beautiful spring blooms next year. The “You Can Dig It” iris class takes place ...
Marin Independent Journal

Now’s the time to prune fruit trees

If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...
Marin Independent Journal

How to turn down the volume and protect wildlife in your yard and garden

In the garden, the start of the growing season means the return of dirt under our fingernails, the scent of freshly spread mulch and the first blooming roses. In my neighborhood, and perhaps yours, it ...
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How To Prune Fruit Trees! It'S Easier Than You Think! Harvest More Fruit & Get Healthier Trees!

Hi, we’re Magali & Stefan. We live with nature on a Zone 5b–6a piece of land here in Canada, and it’s an honour to care for it. We grow our own food and help restore native biodiversity to the land.
San Diego Union-Tribune

Fruitmommy, the ‘fruit tree whisperer,’ revitalizes ailing fruit trees

Nalani Vaughn, owner of Fruitmommy Organic Solutions, watched as her crew of experienced pruners removed deadwood and branches from the grove of 15 mature navel and Valencia orange trees, survivors of ...
The Florida Times-Union

Before taking pruners to your palm trees, here's what you should know

Over-pruning palms can lead to reduced food production, winter hardiness, and increased nutrient deficiencies and disease. Ideally, only dead fronds and fruit/flower stalks should be pruned, leaving a ...
Modern Farmer

11 Fruit Tree Pruning Secrets That Will Increase Your Yield

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 ...
Lifehacker

You Can Grow a 'Micro Orchard' in Your Garden

We may earn a commission from links on this page. I have a problem: My garden is a finite size. It will hold only so many trees, though I’ve been trying for years to squeeze in more. The solution ...
Seattle Times

The difference between topping and pruning trees

Q: Many times I have read, “Never top a tree!” I have also read that we should keep fruit trees at 8 feet for easy picking. And some experts recommend keeping avocado trees at 11 feet. Either I don’t ...