Though you can prune a lemon tree any time of year to remove problem areas, the best time for an annual pruning to promote fruit production is after harvesting the fruit, usually in late winter to ...

Prune lemon trees after all the fruit has been harvested, usually in late winter or early spring. Avoid pruning more than 30 percent of the tree to prevent it from going into shock. Use clean, sharp ...

It’s important to know how to prune a lemon tree if you want a healthy plant abundant with zesty fruit. Lemon trees are a popular addition to patios, and make delightful house plants in conservatories ...

Growing fruit trees in the backyard can mean delicious homemade jams, fruit cobblers, fresh-squeezed juice, and home-grown goodness to add to any meal. Enjoying the fruit is the easy part. Keeping ...

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 ...

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Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

As the heat and drought of July crescendos, you may notice that spring’s tender new growth has turned into summer’s woody overgrowth. The fruit trees have sent up leaders that develop buds high out of ...

Pruning is a constant part of keeping our landscape in check, regardless of season. It seems as if everybody has a pruning question, generally when the weather changes or changes of the season. Master ...