Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

Without specialized pruning while they are bare and dormant in winter, many deciduous fruit trees would be overburdened by their own fruit next summer. The production of excess fruit can waste ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation recommends pruning trees during the cold snap to reduce the risk of insects and ...

You may not readily see it, but healthy spurs on this year’s almond trees set the table for optimizing yields next year. And it could be a mistake to weigh in with a heavy hand when it comes to ...

Q: We want to plant a few fruit trees in our back yard. The man at the nursery told us that all their trees were “low chill” trees. Now, I’m wondering just what he meant by that. A: You were talking ...