Regular pruning is essential to ensure a healthy and productive fig tree. Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness zones 8 through 10, though they can also grow in colder areas with proper ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...

When is a good time to prune my fruit trees? Fall is absolutely the worst time for pruning fruit trees. The best time to prune fruit trees is when the trees are dormant, although under certain ...

One the most frequently asked gardening question concerns pruning. Many ask if it’s OK to prune any time the temperature changes, particularly if there is extremely cold weather as we’ve experienced ...

Recently, while chatting with an arborist friend of mine with decades of experience, he mentioned he saw a tree service working on trees around the townhouses where he lives, which had been contracted ...