Trim dead, damaged, or crowded branches to boost fruit quality and keep trees tidy. Thinning the canopy and reducing height improves sun exposure, airflow, and ease of care. Regular pruning supports ...

Follow these tips on how to prune citrus trees to encourage strong branches and improve fruit production. Knowing when and ...

With abundant harvests of juicy fruit, verdant year-round foliage, and vivid springtime blooms, growing citrus trees is gratifying work. But these trees are finicky about their environmental ...

Late winter and early spring is the best time to prune established citrus trees and protect them from frost. Those of us who love fruit look forward to early summer’s apricots and berries, summer’s ...

Q: I have one grapefruit tree and one lemon tree age 25 years and one orange tree aged 6 years. Since the freeze of 2013, I have covered the trees at each and every frost. In 2014, the grapefruit ...

If you want your citrus trees to produce an abundance of healthy fruit in winter, now is the time to care for them. I grew up in Arizona, where I had no appreciation for the absurd quantities of ...

As a rule, trees in North Florida can be pruned any time of year. However, the winter months seem to bring out the pruning bug in many folks. Winter can be an easier time to prune as many trees have ...

It’s that time of year again. Scented citrus blossoms fill the air with intoxicating aromas, and your neighbors’ trees are bursting with lemons and grapefruit. Want to get in on the action but don’t ...

Trees growing in groups blew down less frequently and had less damage than trees growing alone. Trees that were properly pruned had less damage than trees that were unpruned, or improperly pruned.