Pruning is an essential part of fruit tree maintenance, but doing it wrong can spell trouble for your trees. Here are the key pruning mistakes to avoid.

And people actually call it pruning ... for any tree — topping ornamental pears to “save them” from their fate — is out of their mind. Let me back up and explain. Ornamental pear trees ...

Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential ... about six buds. Old, neglected trees are often ...

Open center form: There is no central leader; instead, the tree has an open, vase-like form. This type of pruning works for almond, apricot, cherry, fig, nectarine, peach, pear, persimmon ...

To extend our crop, we’re planting new trees of Beurre Hardy ... has its own technique of pruning and it can seem like a lot of complicated information to take on. Over the years, the gardener gets to ...