Q: Leaves of magnolia tree are mottled, turning brown and dropping.

When a tree is bearing fruit, your instinct may be that pruning is harmful. In the right circumstances, however, pruning in the midst of fruit-bearing is the right choice to make.

Mar 16, Apple trees benefit from proper pruning, spring and summer. CORVALLIS, Ore. - You can prune an apple tree any time of the year without hurting it, but late winter, just before spring, is probably best. The worst of the cold weather is past, so you won't be subjecting the fresh cuts to severe icing, but you'll still be able to influence the tree. Apr 09, That single tree also provided shade for livestock animals before the tractor.

The team of horses, mules or oxen could take a break from their workday alongside the farmer. When asking around to others about the reason they think a single tree was left to grow in a field, I got the most bizarre answers: “It is a windbreak” said one know-it. Control the tree height with one cut if the trees have already reached 9–10 feet.

Prune out dead or damaged branches. Thin out or shorten the competing/crowded branches. You can also shorten the crowded branches to a 2- to 3-year-old secondary branch if space allows. Jun 23, Roses come in three grades: 1,andwith 1 being the highest grade and the most expensive, but also the best value in the long run.

Suckers and water sprouts should be removed as. Apple tree appears dead on top but sprouting from bottom. This is my first year with fruit trees so I'm learning. As I understand it, you're generally supposed to pinch off any growth sprouting from the bottom near the graft so the tree puts it's energy into the top. This apple tree was planted a couple months ago, as you can see there is.

When you notice tree rot, then your tree has been attacked by a fungus. This can manifest in the following three ways. Brown Rot – This is the most serious version. It causes your tree to decay, dry out, and crumble into pieces. White Rot – This is still severe as it too causes tree decay, but the wood will feel moist and spongy instead.

Sometimes a tree starts looking more like a shrub, with a bushy clump of young stems sprouting from the base or from a spot on the trunk.

Those stems are called suckers, because they zap water and nutrients from the main tree. As suckers are unhealthy for trees and they are unsightly, it’s important to know how to eliminate them and when possible, how to prevent them in the first place.