Pruning in the dormant season is absolutely necessary for trees that form fruit on new wood. Nectarines and peaches are two ...

The profusion of tangled branches on an unpruned apple tree can look confusing to a beginner. Get started by making six basic pruning cuts.

Pruning apple trees encourages growth and prevents reduces the risk of disease. A thriving apple tree is a wonderful addition ...

Yes, you can prune an apple tree in March. The time to prune apples is when the fruit tree is dormant in winter and March is the end of the pruning season as the buds start to break in spring.

Pruning also improves air circulation and allows more sunlight to reach the tree’s canopy, which helps reduce disease and insect pressure. In apple trees, diseases such as apple scab and powdery ...

However, finding and buying the right fruit tree for your yard is like comparing apples and oranges—or cherries and figs.

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ROCKPORT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox and Lincoln counties is hosting a spring workshop for home gardeners and commercial producers on how to prune mature apple trees ...