Maintaining the shape of shrubs and trees is a practice that has been associated with beauty and tranquility for centuries. Highly ornamental trees like the Japanese maple grow into stunning specimens ...

A tree is pruned in this photo from Metro Creative Services. One of my very favorite activities is pruning. It’s like working on a three-dimensional puzzle, and sort of working backward, to understand ...

GINGER WRITES: When is the best time to selectively prune limbs on a maple? I was told the botanical name of my maple is acer palmatum. The tree has put on a tremendous amount of growth since early ...