Posts Tagged: pruning

Pruning Trees in Winter

Winter is an ideal time to prune deciduous fruit and shade trees, since the trees are dormant and...

Avoid Pruning Apricots and Cherries in Cool Season

Most people think about pruning fruit trees during the winter since the branch structure is most...

Figure 2. A cross-cut into the infected branch reveals a large fungal canker in the wood; the infection continues into the trunk.

Figure 2. A cross-cut into the infected branch reveals a large fungal canker in the wood; the infection continues into the trunk. (C. Ingels, UCCE Sacramento)

The Good Side of Pruning

In the December 2013 issue of the Green Bulletin, we looked at “Pruning and Tree Physiology:...

Pruning and Tree Physiology: The Bad and The Ugly

[From Dec 2013 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin newsletter] Pruning in Practice Pruning is...