Winter is the perfect time for certain trees, but timing is crucial. Pruning at the right moment can keep your trees ...

A common piece of advice you will hear is to prune trees during the winter while they are dormant. I often give that advise myself and, for most kinds of trees, that is a good rule to follow. However, ...

Winter pruning takes advantage of the plant’s dormancy. With sap flow slowed and leaves gone, structural flaws are easy to ...

January is a great month to get started with gardening, particularly when one of the plants you have is a Japanese maple tree ...

You only have to look at a Japanese maple to know why these trees are such popular additions to a garden. Between their cloud-like canopies and vibrant fall foliage, these trees are incredibly ...

While most varieties of Japanese maples grow only 6 to 12 inches a year, pruning helps maintain their shape and keep them healthy. Remove dead, damaged, or crossing branches to improve airflow and ...

Doing one task to Japanese maples in winter can promote healthy growth and stimulate dormant buds for a 'more vigorous start ...

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's ...

Q: Once again, I’m calling on you to help me with a couple of problems with my yard. Firstly, I have a volunteer maple tree ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...

There’s an old saying in pruning: “Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The advice helps overcome our fear of cutting away too many branches. Other pruning adages are less useful. “When in ...