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Pruning a tree during dormancy ensures you won’t disrupt healthy growth while it’s in progress. If in doubt, prune during a very cold month – maybe December or January.

Trees can generally be pruned anytime of the year. Winter and early spring are good times to prune deciduous trees while they are leafless, and you can see the structure of the tree more clearly.

A study by University of Florida Professor Ed Gilman suggests reducing the size of the canopy by trimming the long side branches. When trees are thinned, by removing the branches from the middle, the ...

Pruning a tree will not take away the reasons that caused it to look sickly to begin with. Those reasons could include age, stress, insect problems, root damage, disease problems and shade from ...

Most apple tree owners know our fruit trees should be pruned. But when we’re standing in front of the tree with pruning shears in hand, knowing how to begin the surgery can feel intimidating.

If your tree was bashed about last fall while it was still in leaf, ask yourself — or better yet, a professional — whether it would have benefited from a regular pruning or thinning schedule.

Pruning during winter dormancy also is less stressful on a tree. For years Short focused on trying to keep urban trees small for practical reasons, but that wasn’t always successful.

Money trees are much shorter when grown indoors as houseplants, reaching 6 to 8 feet in height. Keep your indoor money tree healthy and lush with these simple pruning tips.