Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

The Goshen Forestry Division began young tree pruning this past week. Our initial focus is on oak trees in neighborhoods ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to prune their oak trees in the winter to help stop the spread of oak wilt. Oak wilt is caused by the fungus ...

Trees across Michigan are just wrapping up their display of fall color, with the reds, oranges and yellows of oak trees often taking center stage. That annual autumn color fest may be at risk, though, ...

The winter months are the ideal time to prune oak trees in Michigan if you don’t want to put them at high risk for oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungal disease that can weaken white oaks and kill red oak ...

The weather has turned chilly and trees are losing their leaves and entering dormancy. Soon it will be winter, the safe time to prune oak and elm trees. “These trees should only be pruned during the ...

February is a good month to prune deciduous trees in many climates. As they are dormant, they suffer less stress from pruning, and there are fewer pests and diseases around at this time of year.

Mid to late winter is generally the best time to prune trees, according to our Garden Editor and in-house Master Gardener, Tiffany Selvey. "Most trees benefit from pruning while they're dormant ...

Pruning a plant at the wrong time might remove potential flowers or invite disease. It is just as important to know when not to prune as it is to know when you should prune your plants. Otherwise, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the winter months roll in through Central Texas, so, too is oak wilt season. Oak wilt is one of the most impactful tree diseases nationally, and is particularly destructive here in ...