That scar is an artifact of a process called grafting, or fusing two separate pieces of wood into a new tree. From citrus to ...

If you're growing fruit trees, then harvesting the (literal) fruits of your labor is the most exciting part. To speed that ...

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.

If you have not had the time to prune your fruit trees in winter, now is the opportune time. A little pruning now can reduce the work needed to care for your trees throughout the year. Why prune? The ...

Make sure to thin them out and only keep those growing away from the trunk and permanent branches. There are a few different ways to shape a fruit tree's canopy, which will affect how to prune ...

A: I admit it can be confusing, but there is a significant difference between topping a tree and pruning to control size.

It’s easiest to accomplish this while trees are young and have yet to bear fruit. The goal, in general, is to ensure branches are evenly distributed on the trunk and to avoid narrow crotches ...

A bush tree is the most common form of fruit tree, with an open arrangement of branches growing from a short trunk. Remove any dead, dying or diseased branches and then cut out any branches that ...

I have a couple of fruit trees in Highland and have been having trouble with my Utah Giant Cherry. Specifically, something was eating the trunk and I wasn’t successful in getting rid of the pest.

If you’ve recently purchased a fruit or nut tree — or if you already have one in your home landscape — take a close look at the trunk near the soil surface. You might see a faint scar where ...