The profusion of tangled branches on an unpruned apple tree can look confusing to a beginner. Get started by making six basic pruning cuts.

Local arborists warn that outdated tree-topping practices are harming trees in the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas.

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about cutting back ornamental grasses and pruning overwintered petunias.

With a protective layer of mulch or leaves ... However, figs respond well to heavy amounts of pruning. These trees also produce fruit yearly on new growth, which means they can be heavily shaped ...