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Growing Plum Trees : How to Prune Mature Japanese Plum Trees 0

When pruning a mature Japanese plum tree, maintain a V-shape with a few sturdy branches, prune the tree aggressively in the winter and continue light pruning throughout the summer. Maintain this aggressive species of plum tree with gardening information from a Florida plant enthusiast in this free video on fruit trees.

Gardening Tips : Tips on Pruning Shrubs 0

When pruning shrubs, avoid pruning when the flowers are in bloom, cut the branches down to the leaf line, and get rid of any dead or scraggly branches.

Gardening Tips : Tips on Pruning Shrubs 0

When pruning shrubs, avoid pruning when the flowers are in bloom, cut the branches down to the leaf line, and get rid of any dead or scraggly branches. Avoid pruning down shrubs more than one third with advice from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

How to Grow Tomatoes : How to Prune Tomato Plants 0

To prune tomato plants, use clean, sharp cutters, and make clean cuts against the main stem of the mother plant. Prune out sucker growth, mildew or fungus from a tomato plant with instructions from a horticulturist in this free video on growing tomatoes.

Gardening Tips : How to Prune a Lemon Tree 0

Prune a lemon tree by cutting back random branches one-third each year after the tree is done producing fruit in the fall. Trim lemon tree branches at a angle with tips from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

Gardening: Pruning : How to Prune Pear Trees 0

It is important to prune pear trees in the dormant season to encourage more fruit production and even growth throughout the growing season in the spring and summer. Trim a pear tree into a vase or bowl shape with instructions from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

Gardening: Pruning : How to Prune Dwarf Apple Trees 0

Pruning dwarf apple trees is similar to pruning larger apple trees, but these grow out rather than up and require trimming about one-third of the lengthy branches each year. Encourage more fruit production from a dwarf apple tree with instructions from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

Gardening: Pruning : How to Prune Dwarf Fruit Trees 0

To prune dwarf fruit trees, trim back about one-third of the growth each year during the dormant period and make angled cuts 2 inches out from the trunk to avoid damage or rotting. Keep a dwarf fruit tree properly pruned to encourage fruit production with instructions from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

Gardening: Pruning : How to Prune Overgrown Apple Trees 0

By pruning an overgrown apple tree into a vase cut, the top branches are thinned out to make room for more fruit production. Trim out the lighter-colored branches to properly maintain an apple tree with instructions from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

Garden Maintenance Tips : Orange Tree Pruning 0

Pruning an orange tree is done in the fall after it is finished producing fruit for the season, and trimming away the light-colored branches near the top and middle of the tree will encourage more fruit growth for the following year.