Here is our pick for seven trees to prune in March: Crabapple trees are very low-maintenance trees for a backyard, which includes pruning. After you plant a crabapple tree, it may require some ...

Today I started pruning out the water sprouts in my four crabapple trees. Some people might call these “suckers,” but suckers grow up from the bottom of the trunk and water sprouts grow in the upper ...

Pruning vertical shoots or sucker branches that grow off the main, scaffold branches will open up the canopy. Brazee advises that if you are planning to plant a crabapple tree, make sure you ...

Q: I have a 27-year-old "Snowdrift" crabapple tree in the front of my home. It looks to have lichen on it - it looks like greenish-gray leaf-like spots all over the tree. I have been pruning it ...

It’s easiest to prune them regularly ... Grafting — and suckers — are common with ornamental flowering trees such as crab apple, weeping cherry and pear trees. Suckers also can be an ...

If your tree’s main appeal is the spring flowers, such as flowering crabapple, saucer magnolia, or lilac, it would be best to wait until after flowering to begin pruning. It won’t be the end ...

I recently pruned my apple and crabapple trees. It’s easier to prune with no blossoms or leaves. You can see the direction of the branches and buds and the location of the water sprouts. The water ...