Anyone who has apple or pear trees in their garden is being warned they need to check them in January for a potentially fatal ...

It is important to remember that pear trees are one of the plants that you should never prune in autumn. As pear trees carry their fruit on spurs close to the main branches, you can trim back last ...

Make sure your garden is in good condition during the winter can be a task, but you should be aware of the plants which ...

There are fewer jobs that need to be done in the garden in January, but pruning is often one of the most important to do at ...

A warning has been issued to those with pear or apple trees in their gardens as Britain endures icy January temperatures. The ...

Free-standing fruit trees or bush trees, such as those grown in an orchard should be pruned when they're dormant, in winter. Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be ...

For January, this includes pruning apple and pear trees to encourage regrowth - but ... though "the majority of the fruiting wood should be quite young - one to four years old, which is the ...

And people actually call it pruning! It is statements like this ... Let me back up and explain. Ornamental pear trees (many of you call them Bradford pears) have one of the worst branching habits ...

Winter pruning compensates for breeding of fruit trees which now produce fruit that is too unnaturally abundant and heavy for ...