With the right tools and techniques, you’ll get the tree pruning job done safely and keep your tree healthy and strong.

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 ...

Apparently winter has decided it’s time to make her frigid presence known, arriving in Southeast Texas for an extended period…the entire week! Fortunately for us all, winter is most often fleeting — a ...

Have you ever witnessed trees being pruned by men with a truck, ladder, and a chainsaw? For everyone who needs a young tree pruned to produce a good structure (which is very important for live oaks) ...

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...

Pruning an avocado tree can be bad or good, depending on when and how you wield your pruning shears. For example, if cut too much off at once or prune at the wrong time, you could damage your tree and ...

Pruning an apple tree can seem like a daunting task if you have never done it before. Like most other skills, you start out slowly learning the basics to help build confidence. Then once the basic ...

Pruning stands as an essential practice for maintaining Japanese maples, though countless gardeners find themselves confused about the proper approach. Poor pruning techniques can "destroy their ...

Keith Finch, a city arborist, will give a free presentation on proper tree-pruning techniques at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the auditorium of the Forsyth County Central Library, 600 W. Fifth St. Finch will ...