Maybe this has happened to you, as it has to me. You eat a delicious apple. You think, hey, I'd love to grow a whole tree full of these apples! Then you think, hey, if I plant the seeds from this ...

The fact that apples grown from seedling trees are extremely tart and basically inedible — as opposed to cloned or grafted ...

To grow figs as bushes, cut young trees back to about half their original height before transplanting. Prune shoots that grow ...

For larger-diameter branches, a pruning saw is used. Why prune an apple tree? If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees with the best fruit forming on the tree ...

Create a strong branch structure to hold the growing fruit Create fruiting wood where you want to pick the fruit Allow light ...

Pruning shrubs to repair rabbit damage is best done in late March or early April, before any new growth starts, and when winter’s coldest weather is likely past. Listen to the "Growing Together" ...

The term espalier refers to the way fruit trees are trained to grow against a wall. It makes the tree easier to prune and the fruit easier to pick. This decorative method was often used ...