[email protected]. 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 ...

There are two types of pruning cuts for fruit trees -- heading and thinning -- and which you use depends on what type of tree you’re trimming.

Avoid severely pruning junipers, arborvitae, and other narrow-leaf evergreens as it may cause them to die. In the heat of ...

Is late winter and early spring the best time to prune trees and shrubs? Well, it depends. If the urge to prune is the reason for pruning, suppress that urge! Unnecessary pruning stresses trees ...

Some shrubs aren’t easily pruned back to control their size. For example, arborvitae and juniper can only send out new growth from pruning cuts made in an area where there are green needles.

Research from OSU Extension shows that annual, moderate pruning results in bushes with the fewest canes, but with the greatest yields and largest berries. A blueberry bush before pruning.Neil Bell ...