By Darrell Blackwelder Pruning can still be done. Contrary to popular belief, pruning can be done year-round. Light, ...

Regardless of whether you grow a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) with an upright or weeping habit, its colorful fall foliage ...

A common piece of advice you will hear is to prune trees during the winter while they are dormant. I often give that advise myself and, for most kinds of trees, that is a good rule to follow. However, ...

During this time of year, one of the most frequently-asked questions we Master Gardeners handle is, “Can I prune my (insert name of tree or shrub here) yet?” The answer varies, depending on which ...

There's a fast-growing tree you can plant in your yard right now to guarantee year after year of beautiful fall foliage in ...

Q. To save money I hired my neighbor – who claimed to have pruned many trees – to cut off some limbs of a larger maple tree ...

There’s an old saying in pruning: “Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The advice helps overcome our fear of cutting away too many branches. Other pruning adages are less useful. “When in ...