I have a 5-foot Austrian pine in my front yard. When we first moved in, a landscape consultant told us we could trim the top with shears to stimulate growth, so I did that. It stimulated branching of ...

I have an Austrian pine and we trimmed the top to stimulate growth in the fall of 2008. It seemed to stimulate branching of the tree over the summer, but may have added an unsightly dense knot of ...

The new growth on a pine tree is referred to as the “candle” stage, the best stage to prune a pine. The new growth on a pine tree is referred to as the “candle” stage, the best stage to prune a pine.

There’s a right time for proper pruning. Fall cleanup in the garden can be tricky. There’s a definitive list of plants you should definitely trim in the fall to prepare for spring and others that you ...