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Should You Prune Japanese Maple in the Winter? What an Expert Recommends for Healthy Trees

Regardless of whether you grow a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) with an upright or weeping habit, its colorful fall foliage ...
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Pruning Trees Correctly and Recognizing Risky Trees

Trees add significant value to our landscapes, but sometimes trees can become somewhat problematic in their crown, trunk, or roots. Also, when nurturing newly planted trees, some strategic pruning in ...
Fort Collins Coloradoan

Here's why now is the prime time to prune your trees in Colorado, and how to do it

Some of the best love you can give your trees is pruning them around Valentine's Day in Colorado. Most people haven't started thinking about yard work with spring officially a little more than a month ...
The Florida Times-Union

Before you get out the chainsaw, here are 4 tree pruning mistakes to avoid

In the past, I have written about how to properly prune trees. To add a little bit of interest, I thought perhaps it would be beneficial to show examples of poor pruning and the reasons why these ...
The Florida Times-Union

Before taking pruners to your palm trees, here's what you should know

Over-pruning palms can lead to reduced food production, winter hardiness, and increased nutrient deficiencies and disease. Ideally, only dead fronds and fruit/flower stalks should be pruned, leaving a ...

Japanese maples will look ‘stunning’ and avoid death if you follow 1 simple pruning rule

The care and pruning requirements for Japanese maple plants are quite low, but there are some guidelines to follow to prevent ...