When using a saw for pruning, you need the right kind. The ordinary carpenter's hand saw is not the best because it tends to bind as it moves into a cut. The blade is also too wide to get into narrow ...

Pruning during winter is an ideal time to rid your plants of any unwanted parts before spring and summer come, and these are ...

It seems counter-intuitive, but cutting back apricot trees can actually lead to more fruit production. Learn when, where, and ...

Trees are one of the great joys of any backyard or garden. The problem is that they do not know when to stop growing. Choosing the best saw to keep trees under control and healthy will save you time ...

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 ...

March, April and May are good months to prune fruit trees. Traditionally, farmers pruned their fruit trees in March. I think they did so because they had less other work they could do during this time ...

The citizen street-tree pruner must live by certain rules: Sharp, clean tools are a pruner’s best friend. No climbing — all of your tree maintenance must be done with two feet on the ground. (“Never ...