When I got the idea for this article, I thought that pruning trees would be an easy subject to write about. Turns out, tree pruning is complex and like many gardening subjects, once again, I realized ...

Almost every tree needs to be pruned at some point in its life. Sometimes a tree may need to be trimmed to help it, such as dealing with storm damage, reducing limb weight, removing dead limbs and ...

Pruning trees during their growth period seems counter-intuitive to most home gardeners, but that's what a master gardener suggests for taking care of desert trees in July. Recent studies at the ...

I need help pruning three shade trees that I planted last year that are now about 12 to 15 feet tall. They had bare trunks up to 4 feet when I planted them. Is it time to prune up to 6 feet now? A few ...

Some trees grow into a nice shape at a measured rate with little help from the tree-planter. But most young trees benefit from some selected pruning cuts — especially in the first two to five years — ...