A: I admit it can be confusing, but there is a significant difference between topping a tree and pruning to control size.

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Q. Many times I have read, “Never top a tree!” I have also read that we should keep fruit trees at 8 feet for easy picking.

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I never cease to marvel at plants that look fresh and clean despite a minimum amount of water, if any, needed for their care.

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A painstaking study of an archaeology site in western Honduras showed just how far back the avocado has been farmed.

They were doing things like selectively pruning branches ... is dominated by just one variety, the Hass avocado with its black, pebbly rind. These trees are all clones from the original Hass ...

Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your trees and shrubs. Mid-to-late February makes an ideal time for trimming away branches to shape trees and shrubs.