Pruning young pecan trees is a necessity and, if done properly, can save farmers the hassle of pruning older, much larger trees, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan ...

QUESTION: Our pecan tree must be 50 years old. It used to bear a good crop but now has only a few nuts each year. The tree has thinned out and caterpillars feed on the leaves each summer. How can we ...

One of the things that I comment on fairly frequently is the eternal desire of people, such as myself, to examine a tree and say definitively whether or not it is structurally stable. Interestingly, ...

Late winter is an ideal time for pruning many trees, and fruit trees are no exception. Regularly trimming away damaged and unsightly branches is key to maintaining a healthy tree with an aesthetically ...

It is fall, the fair is in full swing and soon it will be time to start collecting the pecans that have dropped from our trees. Some folks are lucky. Older neighborhoods such as Avondale have huge old ...

Fruit and pecan growers who want to sharpen their pruning skills to enhance growth and yields can learn from the professionals at the Fruit Research Station near Clarksville during a half-day workshop ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The questions started a couple of weeks ago. “Is it time to prune my roses?” “Can I limb up my trees down my driveway?” This mild winter weather certainly beckons me and many ...

Since it's still mid-winter, which, of course, was preceded by late fall and early winter, by now I have written plenty of columns mentioning what a good time of year it is to do a little pruning and ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Growers can sharpen their pruning skills during a hands-on workshop Feb. 27 at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Fruit Research Station in Clarksville.