Maeve asks: When is the recommended period of time to prune the vertical water sprouts out of my ornamental plum tree? Each year they grow several feet. Plum trees are recognized for their tendency to ...

There's no one month in which all fruit trees should be pruned since each variety has different needs, and there are different reasons for pruning, whether that's trimming off leafy growth to ...

Question: My neighbor had a large tree topped by about half because of concern about it damaging her house in a storm. Do you think I should have my trees topped too? Answer: Large trees growing near ...

Question: It’s October and the peach and plum trees have started to bloom. Should we do needed pruning now or wait until the normal time during winter? Answer: October flowering could mean an early ...

Winter is here and yet we’re still getting plenty of gardening questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...