Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible ...

You could throw the cherry pits you get from store-bought cherries away. You could also use them to grow your very own cherry ...

Fruit trees must be heavily pruned every year or more to produce fruit, says Jean-Claude Rochat, owner of Arborist Now, Inc. ...

Find out how to prune fruit trees properly, plus tips for timing your pruning right.

Most trees with long, flexible branches, such as apple, cherry, fig, peach, pear, plum and quince lend themselves nicely to ...

Pruning your peach tree annually supports increased fruit production. In the early spring, when the tree’s buds start to swell and turn pink, trim away any branches that are damaged or growing ...

Pruning fruit trees is quite different than pruning shade and other ornamental trees. The goal is to produce good yields of high-quality fruit that is relatively easy to pick.

I read that I should prune my fruit trees every year. Mine have not been pruned for several years. Could you please explain how and when to prune fruit trees?

A great satisfaction comes from picking fresh fruit from your own apple, peach or cherry tree. However, successfully growing fruit trees in the Kansas City area can be a challenge. Proper pruning ...

Question: My fruit trees have not been pruned for two or three years. Could you give me some suggestions on how to prune them?