Find out which tree pruning tools you should use for everything from light trimming to cutting off large branches.

The corkscrew willow, which is also called Salix matsudana Tortuosa, has a very different growth pattern than other tree varieties. The limbs of the tree are much smaller in diameter and they twist in ...

Prune away multiple trunks of curly willow 2.5 cm (1 inch) or so above the soil line with a pruning saw, leaving the strongest trunk. Thin the canopy of the curly willow to allow good light and air ...

Annual pruning can remove weak or congested branches and give trees an open centre, which can help promote a great harvest of pears each year. Pear trees also commonly grow an abundance of spurs, ...

It can also be used for keeping trees trimmed to a fixed height. Coppicing involves pruning growth back to, or near, ground level in winter and is used for coloured willow and hazel varieties.

Pollarding is a pruning technique that can be used to keep the height of trees or shrubs controlled. Most regularly seen on trees, it produces a cluster of branches that grow from stumps set at ...

Late winter (February) or early spring (March), before the leaves begin to appear on the stems, is traditionally considered the best time to prune. However, to allow the maximum time to enjoy ...

The weeping willow tree is susceptible to many diseases such as powdery mildew, tar spot fungus, and bacteria blight, but the damages can be diminished by pruning and use of fungicide. Brockman, C.F.