Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more ...

In February, before spring has arrived and the bugs are back out, it's a great time to do some yard maintenance. These trees benefit from a quick pruning.

Pruning cuts should be made close to the branch collar and not flush against the trunk. These are “thinning cuts” and the entire branch is removed from the tree. “Heading cuts” will remove only one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty / Jasenka Arbanas Fig trees (Ficus carica) thrive in USDA hardiness zones 8 through 10, though they can also grow in colder ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on roses, Christmas cactuses, Meyer lemons, crape myrtles, Spanish moss, viburnum hedges and lawn care ...

We have six very large and apparently healthy poplars that are like 100 feet or so tall. Every time the wind blows, I wonder if they are coming down. I really would like to trim and cut them back.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Even though the end of the winter season is in sight, we’ve had tastes of spring warmth during February. Many with a green thumb or interest in their trees might wonder if now ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...