Tree roots can cause significant moisture and nutrient stress to turf. As such, many golf course superintendents sever troublesome feeder roots from trees at appropriate intervals to minimize stress ...

Fruit trees are pruned to maintain a desired tree shape and size to increase light penetration into the canopy, thereby enhancing fruit quality and flower bud development. Most modern apple orchards ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Tree root systems are seldom on the minds of forest owners, tree planters, ...

Simple 1′ x 2′ air prune beds. Have you ever thought about starting plants for your own food forest, or growing trees and shrubs with the intention to plant them out somewhere else? Have you ever ...

Pruning is defined as the manual removal of branches to alter a plant's health and form. It's a term most often used when discussing the care of trees and woody shrubs. Since most home gardens include ...

WELL, DAY 10 still has no frost and the mild temperatures are pushing several of your landscape plants to “break dormancy.” With that in mind, I started pruning fruit trees this week. Today, I will ...