Over the years we have been conditioned to believe pruning while there are leaves on trees is a capital offense. Consequently ...

You can shorten these branches by making a slanted cut perpendicular to the nearest fruit spur, where you want the tree branch to end. Cut right above the spur or bud, about a 1/4-inch away from it.

An extremely heavy fruit load will not only stress the tree’s resources but will also result in broken branches. Removing up to 90% of fruit also means that the remaining fruit will be larger ...

Broken branches and limbs on apple trees can sometimes be repaired. A broken branch that is still partly attached can be reattached with grafting tape, and eventually the tree will mend itself.

The best time to prune most fruit trees is in late winter or early spring, says Boersma, while the tree is still dormant, but ...

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A third maintenance stage is one that many trees are likely to be in very soon: full-sized fruit bearing. August is the time of year when many gardeners will add support to the branches of their ...

Broken branches are common and may not be a sign of disease. But if a break is only partial, you may need to cut the branch away from the tree. (MedianNews Group photo/Nicole M. Robertson ) ...

Large branches from a tree fell at a home on Ashwood Drive in Modesto, Calif., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Andy Alfaro [email protected] ...

KUSA - Wet, heavy snow over the weekend broken hundreds - if not thousands - of branches around the Denver metro area. Branches littered yards, driveways, sidewalks and roads as city crews worked ...

Greenwood Village: Cut branches to less than 10 feet; place at curb or roadway. Call Public Works, 303-708-6100 or email [email protected]. Douglas County: the Slash-mulch site ...