Fruit tree pruning

Winter is the best time to cut back stone fruit trees (peaches, cherries, apricots and plums) and pome fruit trees (apples, pears and quince). Gardeners may have differing opinions about the best way to prune a fruit tree, but our simple three-step process that works for the majority of fruit trees.

We'll answer some common tree pruning questions and walk you through basic tips to help you keep your trees healthy and productive.

Read the Tree Center's comprehensive guide on how to plant, grow, and care for the Meyer Lemon Tree. Learn how to properly care for your Meyer Lemon Tree, including understanding how and when to prune.

Proper pruning is vital to the health and yield of your fruit trees. Follow this pruning guide for the best time to prune and tips to avoid making mistakes.

Pruning ensures a tree that's easy to pick from for years to come, improves fruit quality, resists disease, and will not break under its load.

Fruit tree pruning is both an art and a science. The art to fruit tree pruning is not something that can be taught in a short article or video, but basic pruning technique is quite easy to understa…

Terry shows us just how simple it is to prune an apple tree using the central leader pruning method.

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Learn to properly prune your fruit trees--knowing what NOT to do is as important as knowing what you should be doing!