Trim dead, damaged, or crowded branches to boost fruit quality and keep trees tidy. Thinning the canopy and reducing height improves sun exposure, airflow, and ease of care. Regular pruning supports ...

For consistent production of large, well-colored, blemish-free fruit, pruning is nearly as important as controlling pests on your trees. Pruning can also make it easier for you to reach and harvest ...

Citrus trees are small to medium-sized, frost tender, sub-tropical trees whose fragrant spring and summer flowers are followed by a range of different tangy fruits including oranges, lemons, limes and ...

Meyer lemons are juicy additions to the garden, but you do have to know how to prune them to optimize fruit production.

My three lemon trees have borne a ton of fruit but really look raggedy. They are in desperate need of pruning, but I don’t know how. Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated. — Terry ...

Question: Our orange tree has grown too tall and wide for the yard. When can the tree be pruned? Answer: Delay the pruning for about a month. Trimming the tree too early may make it susceptible to ...

Question: Our citrus trees are growing a bit too tall. When can I give them a pruning? Answer: Maybe there is never a good time to do the trimming, as you are always removing fruit, flowers, buds or ...

When you live in the desert, the pruning of the trees in your yard raises a lot of questions: What time of year should pruning occur? Should they be trimmed, crowned, rounded or what? John Eisenhower, ...