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2. To check growth where space is limited. This is most likely the No. 1 reason you prune. We prune plants to keep them in proper perspective to their location. Remember, picking the right plant for ...

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At the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), there are personnel dedicated to providing the most accurate, up-to-date agricultural data to America’s farming sector. One area ...

The exhibition includes docent talks, bonsai workshops, meditation hikes, photo walks, and repotting demonstrations.

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...

Successful pruning can improve tree health, boost flower and fruit production, and create an attractive landscape. However, improper pruning, such as randomly cutting with chainsaws or loppers, can ...

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The hollowed-out trunk of the ancient yellow cedar felt like a cocoon with its soft floor of bark strips. A mother bear had molded this bed when she came each year to hibernate and to birth her cubs ...