Q: What's the best advice for pruning hydrangeas, as I have six very large plants. Can I trim them down this fall? - Sharon Dubois. A: The pruning method of hydrangeas depends to which of the two well ...

Today I started pruning out the water sprouts in my four crabapple trees. Some people might call these “suckers,” but suckers grow up from the bottom of the trunk and water sprouts grow in the upper ...

Pausing under a crab apple tree in full bloom is like standing beneath a living, breathing, buzzing firmament — one that happens to be pink (or white, coral or rose). Hundreds or even thousands of ...

The goal of pruning is not exactly the same for regular apples and crab apples. Although commercial orchards plant and maintain crab apples as cross pollinators (because they provide large volumes of ...

Is your crab apple tree resplendent in delicate blossoms in spring … or does it develop ugly spots on fruits and leaves? When you spray fungicides, prune your tree well and keep it as healthy as ...

Q. I have an old, healthy crab apple tree that has become a tangle of branches, many of which are dead or dying. How severely should I prune it to keep it healthy? A. First, prune out all the dead ...

Pruning in the fall can cause tree weakness throughout the winter season. The best time to prune is in the spring. (Credit: Supplied) Q: I always enjoy reading your informative column in the Edmonton ...

I recently pruned my apple and crabapple trees. It’s easier to prune with no blossoms or leaves. You can see the direction of the branches and buds and the location of the water sprouts. The water ...