If you look forward to harvesting fruit from your own apple trees to make jams, pies, and jars of apple butter, the first step is ensuring you have healthy trees. Set your apple trees up for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ask a farmer when you should prune an apple tree and you will most likely hear “March.” That’s an old tradition — not because it ...

A thriving apple tree is a wonderful addition to any garden. Not only are apple trees beautiful to look at and provide delicious fruit, but they're relatively low-maintenance once established. One ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — This time of year, you may notice water sprouts on some of your trees, especially fruit trees. Now is a good time to prune those off! Dan Gjerston, an arborist at the University ...

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 ...

Question: In my backyard I have apple, peach and apricot trees. Should I prune these three species the same way or take a different approach for each? Answer: Pruning is an important and necessary ...

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

Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the type mummy used to make. Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their ...

Minnetrista’s horticulturists are always busy. One of our winter tasks is pruning the apple trees scattered across our campus. I want to discuss the basics of pruning apple trees and hopefully show ...

CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

Pruning helps keep fruit trees aesthetically pleasing, even in winter. Pruning back branches allows more sunshine in to other leaves. When pruning, it's important to know which branches will produce ...

Get rid of dead or damaged branches and keep the tree's size in check. If you look forward to harvesting fruit from your own apple trees to make jams, pies, and jars of apple butter, the first step is ...