Winter is the perfect time to prune oak trees. Oak trees are special for many reasons: they’re Iowa’s state tree, they’re important to our ecosystem and — they shouldn’t be pruned during the spring ...

Waiting until the leaves drop in fall is a rule of thumb for pruning shade trees, mainly because you can see bare limbs better, and the job is less “messy” without leaves attached to the cut branches.

It may seem like winter will last forever, but it won’t. If you have an oak that needs pruning, that gives you a deadline. To protect them from oak wilt, a serious fungal disease, “oaks should only be ...

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Now that the first frost has occurred, it is time to start thinking about pruning oak trees to minimize the spread of oak wilt, a lethal disease affecting oak trees that is ...

An oak tree with large branches. As temperatures drop, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says now is the best time to prune oak trees to help prevent oak wilt. Oak wilt is a fungal disease ...

Bonsai tree owners know these plants are more than just an art form with roots tracing back thousands of years in China and Japan, where they were cultivated as symbols of harmony and balance. Bonsais ...

The fallen leaves and cool temperatures are all signs it’s safe to prune oak trees in Michigan. Oak trees can be infected by the oak wilt fungus if they’re pruned anytime between April 15 through July ...

After the second-warmest February in Iowa history, homeowners are being warned to avoid doing any pruning on their oak trees or it could leave the trees open to diseases, like oak wilt. Tivon Feeley ...