Plum trees are relatively low maintenance as far as fruit trees go, but pruning is vital for their health. Here's when and how to prune your plum trees.

Whether you're growing Victoria, Avalon or Blue Tit plums, pruning should be done yearly to keep a healthy plum tree in your garden. Timing is everything when it comes to pruning your garden plum crop ...

I received an email inquiring about pruning practices and immediately began to ruminate on the possibility of a connection between the act of pruning and the fruit known as a prune. It turns out there ...

A healthy fruit tree is a magical thing. Besides providing a wealth of delicious food, a thriving tree creates shade and beauty and increases biodiversity in your yard. To keep fruit trees healthy and ...

Autumn is a perfect time for the annual pruning of almost all fruit and nut trees or vines — always immediately after harvesting. We don’t prune fruit trees to make them look nice, or “tidy them up” — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plums and damsons are often used interchangeably–but is that accurate? Photo: Getty Images Late summer is considered plum season: ...

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