Q. (My) birch tree, planted many years ago, has never really grown full. In the spring, it will get tiny green leaves but (it’s) still very airy and not full foliage. We’ve been told not to prune it.

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When spring arrives and the weather finally warms up after the long, grey winter, gardeners are understandably itching to get back to their plants. After waiting out that last spring frost, gardeners ...

Put your pruning shears away this spring when it comes to these eight kinds of trees.

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Like everyone else, I complain about the all the detritus that falls from cottonwood trees every year. Who doesn’t? We got rid of almost all of those growing on our property and yet each summer there ...