Q: I need to prune an arborvitae hedge because it is too tall. I’d like to remove 3 or 4 feet off the top of these shrubs. When is the best time to prune them? A: Late winter or early spring is ...

A well-cared for tree requires some pruning, whether to enhance its natural shape to reveal its character; to control its size in relation to its surroundings; to increase or control flower and fruit ...

Winter is a great time to prune deciduous trees. Once the leaves have fallen, it is easy to see the structure of the tree and determine what branches should be removed. There are easy targets for what ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

The pruning season is here which prompts questions about when to prune conifers. First, avoid pruning landscape evergreen trees whenever possible. Plant pine, spruce and fir where there is enough room ...

The pruning season is here which prompts questions about when to prune conifers. First, avoid pruning landscape evergreen trees whenever possible. Plant pine, spruce and fir where there is enough room ...

Now is the time to focus our attention on the outdoors again, if only for a short time. Winter is the proper time to prune many summer-flowering trees and shrubs. Pruning is done to keep trees and ...

September is NOT a good month to do a lot of pruning on shrubs and deciduous trees (trees that lose their leaves in the fall). Deciduous trees can be pruned after they have lost all their leaves and ...

With the end of the fall season comes the question of when is the best time to prune trees and shrubs. It’s not always a simple answer. There are as many ways to prune as there are trees and shrubs.

February is a very busy time for me in the garden. Where I live, we have gotten more rain than normal and I have not been able to do as much pruning as usual so on the pretty days, I have had to do ...

We’re moving into fall gardening, and you may have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension ...