I have been nursing an apricot sprout that came from my compost. I know it was from my neighbor's wonderful, huge old tree. It almost died out over the winter, but came back this summer and is now ...

Q: I have a few trees in my yard that have growth at the bottom as shown in the photo. Should I cut the sprouts down? If so, what's the best way to do it without hurting the tree? — John A. A: The ...

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

If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...

When we think of a tree, we usually picture a single big trunk that divides into branches overhead. Yet sometimes trees may sprout small stems sprouting from the base of the trunk, down by the roots.

There are two types of pruning cuts for fruit trees -- heading and thinning -- and which you use depends on what type of tree you’re trimming. Question: In my backyard I have apple, peach and apricot ...

When you see little shoots growing under your trees, you may find it fortunate that the parent tree is providing you with baby trees. Unfortunately, those little shoots may harm and even kill your ...