One of the most important maintenance tasks we perform on palms is pruning. Judging by the palm pruning being performed in our landscapes, you would think that pruning palms to a few fronds sticking ...

Palms need our help because it is still evident that the pruning massacres continue. You can easily identify overpruned palms from a long distance because their canopy is small and not a round ...

In the past, I have written about how to properly prune trees. To add a little bit of interest, I thought perhaps it would be beneficial to show examples of poor pruning and the reasons why these ...

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 ...

As part of my duties as an extension agent, I answer a lot of questions about trees. Many times, folks are surprised that the solution they found online was not the best one, and that sometimes it was ...

I need help pruning three shade trees that I planted last year that are now about 12 to 15 feet tall. They had bare trunks up to 4 feet when I planted them. Is it time to prune up to 6 feet now? A few ...

Foliar necrosis means of the death of plant leaf tissue, often seen as brown or black on the leaves. Don't be concerned if ...