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How To Prune Fig Trees The Right Way For Bigger, Better Harvests

Fig trees grow quickly, and cutting them back drastically helps keep them at a manageable size. Learn how and when to prune ...
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Fielding Questions: Geraniums from cuttings, pruning burning bush, planting fruit trees

This week, gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about when to cut back geraniums grown from cuttings over the winter, where to prune a burning bush with rabbit damage, and more. Reader ...

Never prune these plants in January – it could cause long-term damage

A gardening expert has warned that pruning many types of plant in January can cause long-term damage - and some should not be ...
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Cutting palm trees to harvest fruit? Better to let trees grow

Scientists have shown for the first time the widespread harm caused in Peru by cutting down the palm tree Mauritia flexuosa in order to harvest its fruit. The scientists examined where and why the ...