Q: I purchased a piece of land last year with three silver birch trees on it. The largest is about 30 feet tall and had a low branch removed many years ago. The inside of the stub rotted and was ...

Prune these in winter: Birch trees, willows, maples, fruit trees, some hydrangeas, shrub hibiscus, twig dogwoods, shade trees ...

Q. (My) birch tree, planted many years ago, has never really grown full. In the spring, it will get tiny green leaves but (it’s) still very airy and not full foliage. We’ve been told not to prune it.

Pruning a plant at the wrong time might remove potential flowers or invite disease.

Q: I'm helping a neighbor with a clump birch that was planted way too close to the driveway and sidewalk. It has six or seven trunks and has been there about 6 years. Three of the trunks are about 3 ...

Q: Our 10-year-old birch tree has a smaller trunk coming out of the main clump. When would be the best time to remove it, and should it be sealed after the cut? - Paul Thulen, Breckenridge, Minn. A: ...

The time has finally come. Get your boots, gloves, thick pants and heavy coat — and don’t forget your warmest hat. Before you walk outside, grab a pair of sunglasses. You’ll need ‘em. Why? Because you ...

I asked an experienced arborist the other day what he thought about pruning apple trees in the fall. His answer was the same as mine: “Prune when you have time and the pruners in your hand.” Yes, ...

Even though we still seem to be in the deep grips of winter, our dormant-season pruning will quickly come to an end. If you had plans to get dormant-season tree pruning done, it is important to get it ...