Pear trees can give you a fantastic and reliable crop of homegrown fruits year-after-year. There are lots of delicious varieties to choose from and pears can be grown as free-standing trees, trained ...

Growing a pear tree gives you sweet fruit and year-round beauty with very little maintenance required. For success, choose the right variety for your climate, plant in full sun, and water deeply each ...

How to prune your fruit trees to ensure a bountiful harvest next year Diarmuid Gavin at work in his mini orchard at his home in Wicklow. Photo: Fran Veale Cherries Pears When we moved into our house ...

Pears are one of the most popular fruit trees to grow around the world and growing a pear tree in your garden allows you to harvest juicy and sweet fruits that surpass any you will find in grocery ...

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

Winter pruning often produces many young water shoots in response, whereas summer pruning does not, allowing subtle adjustments to the tree’s shape – especially useful for older, out-of-shape ...

04:00, Sat, Jan 11, 2025 Updated: 18:59, Sat, Jan 11, 2025 Pruning is necessary for various reasons. Winter pruning aims to encourage vigour so that fruit trees are productive and shrubs don’t outgrow ...

Pruning is a vital gardening job, but it needs to be carried out at the right time for it to benefit plants. Most plants go dormant during the winter. This is the time of year when they’ve halted ...