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 ...

Although most trees benefit from winter pruning, some benefit from early spring trims in March. Here's what you need to know ...

Extensive pruning is best done over a period of two to three years to lessen shock to the tree, with no more than one-third ...

Pruning trees back will force new branches to grow. Polozola suggests using limb spacers to train the new growth to go in ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice to care for Amazon lilies, amaryllis plants, fig trees, St. Augustine, crotons, ...

I spent a brief time on spring break with a small group of Duke students, Duke religious leaders and community members, who ...

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 ...

Late winter is an ideal time for pruning many trees, and fruit trees are no exception. Regularly trimming away damaged and unsightly branches is key to maintaining a healthy tree with an ...