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How to properly prune a money tree

The money tree (Crassula ovata) is considered easy to care for, robust–and a good luck charm. However, over the years, the succulent often grows unevenly, tips to the side due to the weight of its ...
Yahoo

When and How to Prune Fruit Trees for Your Best Harvest Yet

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...
The Herald-Sun

Don’t commit ‘Crape Murder.’ Here’s how to properly prune a crape myrtle tree

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...
Homes and Gardens on MSN

How and when to prune a loquat tree for a bumper harvest of sweet fruits

An in-depth guide to pruning a loquat tree to keep it controlled, healthy, and fruiting. Including expert advice for when and ...

7 Money Tree Pruning Tips That Will Make Your Plant Thrive

Learn how to prune a money tree effectively to promote healthy growth, shape the plant, and keep it looking its best.
Fort Collins Coloradoan

Here's why now is the prime time to prune your trees in Colorado, and how to do it

Some of the best love you can give your trees is pruning them around Valentine's Day in Colorado. Most people haven't started thinking about yard work with spring officially a little more than a month ...
The Florida Times-Union

Crape myrtles require very little pruning. Here's when and how to prune them correctly

I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle for this dormant season earlier this month. So, instead of visions of ...
Post-Bulletin

col Prune young trees to prevent future problems

Pruning, especially on newly planted trees to about 15 years, is one of the most important landscape maintenance tasks to do properly. Most people hope trees will provide many years of enjoyment, but ...
The Baltimore Sun

Garden Q&A: How do I know my tree was pruned correctly?

Q: I had someone trim some tree branches that were too low, but I’m not sure how to check if they did a good job. What do I look for? A: Trees develop their own version of scar tissue after pruning ...
Yahoo Style UK

How to Properly Prune a Money Tree

The money tree is easy to care for and a popular gift. Photo: Getty Images/kinga krzeminska The money tree (Crassula ovata) is considered easy to care for, robust–and a good luck charm. However, over ...
AOL

Don’t commit ‘Crape Murder.’ Here’s how to properly prune a crape myrtle tree

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate nickname: ...