Benefits of Pruning Pruning is "vital" for healthy peach trees, according to Michael Kenins, co-owner of Vista Tree Management and an ISA-certified arborist.

Prune peach trees when they are dormant, typically before bud break, which occurs in late winter or early spring. "This is the dormant season when pruning should be completed," says Sullivan.

We show you how to properly prune a peach tree for great peaches and a healthy tree.

Find out how to prune fruit trees properly, plus tips for timing your pruning right.

How to prune backyard apple, peach and apricot trees There are two types of pruning cuts for fruit trees -- heading and thinning -- and which you use depends on what type of tree you’re trimming.

Pruning fruit trees is quite different than pruning shade and other ornamental trees. The goal is to produce good yields of high-quality fruit that is relatively easy to pick.

Q: Would you tell me whether pecan, peach and fig trees need to be pruned? If so, how much and when? All of these trees are about 7 years old, but I have never pruned them. I have a number of ...

Landowners have planted trees primarily for cover, windbreaks or visual barriers around a property, but a relatively new movement in private land habitat management is fruit trees. Apple trees are ...