Why You Need to Prune Your Plum Tree Unpruned plum trees produce smaller fruit and less fruit in general. Pruning your plum tree keeps it a manageable size for harvesting plums and helps minimize insects and disease. Pruning young plum trees trains their branches to develop into good, well-spaced branches. It is particularly important to ...
Wisteria’s a beautiful and vigorous twining vine that grows and grows. They are decidous which means they will lose their leaves in the fall. If you have a large landscape to work with and a space where the wisteria can have free reign to do its thing, then you should consider adding this vine to ...
“Bonsai” is a Chinese word that means “tree in a pot.” These small trees have long been a favorite of the Chinese, and later, Japanese peoples. The Chinese “miniaturized” this type of tree and used the resulting plant for decorations, somewhere around 200 AD. They’ve since come to America as a manageable tree that can ...
We prune trees for their health and for our aesthetic pleasure. While major tree pruning is a dangerous job best left to professionals, pruning small trees is a job that can be handled by any gardener. Any job that can be managed with large secateurs or a pruning saw and does not require the use ...
The Cryptomeria japonica or more commonly known as the Black Dragon, Japanese Cryptomeria or Japanese cedar is an evergreen tree. This native tree from China and Japan has a moderate growth rate. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Cryptomeria japonica is hardy in zones 6 through 9, although it can grow in zone ...
A lot of people think pruning a tree with changing how the structure of the tree will make a different style or shape. While this isn’t necessarily the case, the altering of the tree in this manner is known as tree training. Tree training is a much better way to alter the way your tree ...
Cherry trees, even when pruned well and kept in perfect condition, only live for about 20 years. Their delicate nature is one of many reasons to keep cherry trees pruned properly. Why you Ned to Prune your Cherry Tree Unpruned cherry trees produce smaller fruit and less fruit in general. Pruning your cherry tree keeps ...
There’s nothing like the flavor of a home-grown peach with its sweet, messy goodness. Grocery store peaches just don’t have the same flavor because they are harvested before they are fully ripened in order to transport them easily without spoiling. If you have the space, growing your own peaches just can’t be beat. Proper care ...