I have an ornamental pear tree and prune it when the branches are rubbing together. I also clip off suckers from around the base and prune off low branches that hit my head when I'm mowing. Should ...

Knowing how to prune a pear tree is essential as December approaches. The colder weather is the perfect time to shape your plant, ensure that it's healthy before the spring growth starts and ...

A: Light pruning works fine any time of the year, including early summer. Too much summer pruning, though, can damage a tree by restricting the energy production from a significant loss of leaves.

A: Pruning a pear tree begins in late winter before the buds begin to swell. Earlier pruning may encourage excessive vegetative growth and suckering in spring and summer.

Q:My pear tree did just fine this year but I am wondering when to prune it? A:Prune late fall or early spring. Prune very lightly. Remove weak, crossing or dead branches. Q:I have hail damage to ...

A non-flowering pear tree just might be too young to think reproduction. If lack of maturity doesn't explain this problem, it could be out-of-whack soil nutrition, lack of pruning, drought stress ...

Apple and pear trees don't need much pruning. On apple trees, horizontal limbs and those growing at a 45-degree angle produce the most fruit. Pear trees are not as particular.