Pruning and trimming are part of the regular care your trees need to keep them healthy and thriving. Proper pruning and tree upkeep can even help deter squirrels from hanging out in your yard and ...

QUESTION: We have a beautiful river birch in the center of our front yard. I’d like to remove a few of the lower branches to expose more of its beautiful bark. Can I do that now, or do I need to wait ...

Q. (My) birch tree, planted many years ago, has never really grown full. In the spring, it will get tiny green leaves but (it’s) still very airy and not full foliage. We’ve been told not to prune it.

The beginning of February means it is time to consider the big hack job or to simply get snippy with some of your trees, shrubs and perennials. To prune or not to prune, that is the question. The ...