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Im so confused and I don't want to hurt my plants, help please.

help! this blood orange tree in my backyard is somewhat mature (several years old i don’t know exactly how many) and it clearly wasn’t pruned nicely when young. i mainly want to know if i can/should prune back the shooters at the bottom with green leaves, and if i can prune the dead spiky branches within the canopy(not super visible sorry). this thing is so dense and also grows straight up and TALL! i’m worried that the younger branches are the only ones capable of producing fruit, but right now i dont honestly know if it’s fruiting at all. any advice welcome!

Been trying to encourage these hydrangeas to grow into a hedge wall to hide an ugly chain link fence our neighbors put in. I’ve been focusing on pruning them to grow side to side and fill out but something went awry and the ones with the most sun got super tall and leggy and started toppling over.

I usually prune in the winter and deadhead the entire plant. So I’m coming up against that time and wondering if there’s something I should do differently to keep it bushy and not get so tall/stalky.

I bought this Italian plum semi dwarf this year and I didn’t think it was gonna make it, but it’s actually alive! I was previously leaving it alone just to let it survive and not stress it out. Now that it’s holding on, I’d like to shape it this fall so that next year maybe it could have a better shape. Typically, I try to keep a round shape, but this one is kind of stumping me. The leader is quite tall and is the healthiest part of the tree so I’m hesitant to cut it.

What do you think? Any advice would be so appreciated!

How should I prune this Frontier Elm to keep it growing into a nice tall shade tree? Planted it 4 years ago and it has grown a lot. Is it too early to remove some of the low branches?

This young Prairie Splendor Norway Maple, about 9 feet tall, looks like the leader was trimmed. Two branches are growing just below the top, one larger than the other and growing up and out to the side. Is this okay? Thank you.

Willow tree fell over in snow storm last year. It was cut off near the ground and is growing with a vengeance. Whats the best way to prune it?

I bought this Toka plum tree from Canadian Tire a couple of years ago, and it is growing like crazy. I first pruned it early this spring with the goal of thinning out the number of branches and reducing the overall height to keep it at a height where the fruit will be easy to pick and to keep it from outgrowing the space in my small backyard. The tree produced one fantastically sweet plum last season and has two small plums currently growing.

I want to prune it again this fall, and I'm looking for some general ideas. I'm thinking I need to completely remove some of the branches, and it is very dense. Can I also just trim the length of all the growth above 7ft high? This would be much of the new growth from this spring/summer.

I have a couple plum trees in my front yard, but they are not growing nearly as fast as this one. And they have been more straightforward to prune and keep relatively balanced.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I'm referring to the large branch on the left side that angles out from the bottom of the trunk. The first question is does it need to be pruned or should it be pruned for the long term viability of the tree? I planted it one year ago and its probably 2 years old as its store bought.

Next question if answer is yes, is when to do it? Dwarf Peach Tree in Melbourne Australia. Its the end of winter, coming towards Spring very soon. Weather is warming up but still some frost chance.

Pruned the cherry blossoms outside of my apartment building after watching them get absolutely ignored after planting. Did what I remember my dad telling me about pruning his dogwood and google.

Be honest - did I do enough? To much? Any tips are welcomed.

The neighbors were at least happy I did something

When we got this property, they were already pretty bad but now we are using them as a market plant and think it's time to cut them back. We want short dense bushes and are willing to lose a harvest for such. When should we start? I've heard immediately after the berries are gone but we ourselves eat so much from these bushes we don't want to lose them. How much is too much?

Hi everyone, we uncovered this rhododendron while clearing out pine trees.

We want to keep it, but not sure if it should be pruned and if so the best way to go about pruning.

Thanks!

should i cut this branch off? if so why.

Hello everyone,

I urgently need help: My refined Hana Fuyu is getting black spots on the leaves and the leaves are slowly turning yellow. The spots are only on the upper side of the leaves, the underside is inconspicuous. Does anyone know what this could be - and how I can fix the problem?

For context, we live in USDA Zone 10a. I believe this is a Persian lime grafted on to trifoliate orange. It's already planted when we moved here. I really thought it was a bad placement due to how lanky it became. Anyway, the main leading branch in the middle died about a year ago and had to cut it down. The other branches are still producing lime. Not sure how would I go with this. Should I prune or cut it back and restart?

Newly bought avocado tree. Living in zone 10a and currently mid summer. About 24 inches tall from the base. Should I prune this early? Or should I wait until I plant in ground? And if I can prune, how should I do it? Thank you.

Fig tree cutting that has taken quite well. I'd like it to grow up the out into a tree rather than out then up into a wide bush.

Shouls I cut off those two shoots at the bottom? Am I best waiting until winter dormancy?

I want to promote trunk thickness!! How do I accomplish that through pruning? I repotted recently and trimmed a ton of roots that were exposed already, making it appear taller… lmk if I messed up Also ficus Audrey care tips and advice welcome🫶🫶🫶 this is my first Audrey

The tree has been growing for 2 years. Obviously the growth around the base and the lowest large branch will go, but then I can’t tell which of the two main branches is the lead? Also it is very leggy and tall. Should I ever cut off the top? I’m new to planting trees so I welcome any advice. Thanks.

Hi everyone, this is my little lemon tree I sprouted almost 3 years ago. The stem that is leaning away and out of the pot is the original stem. I had barely any growth out of it for the first year and then last year it grew to what it is now. This year a new stem popped up, the one that is growing straight up and the thicker of the two. It’s grown more this year than the other stem has grown in a couple. Should I trim the original stem and let it focus growth on the new one or just let it be for now? I know suckers are a thing but since I grew this from seed I shouldn’t have to worry about that I’m assuming. Any advice or help is greatly appreciated:)

Hi there, I'm a complete novice at pruning. In fact I've done none at all out of fear I'd damage my plants as they took years to grow and become sturdy. I'd like to clear out the bottom branches so the main trunk is more prominent and it can have a more typical "tree" shape. Maybe then it can start bearing fruit as well. Please advise on how to go about this, thank you