A study by University of Florida Professor Ed Gilman suggests reducing the size of the canopy by trimming the long side branches. When trees are thinned, by removing the branches from the middle, the ...

Here's how to grow and care eucalyptus in your garden like an expert. Plus, ideas on how to harvest and use the plant throughout your home.

It is a little more difficult to keep pruned on a yearly basis, though. Any pruning on eucalyptus is best done in February or March, just before the trees burst into life.

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Sometimes pruning a tree can do more harm than good. Here are four examples of tree pruning fails.

As a note of caution, if your irrigation method involves getting the tree canopy wet, (i.e. sprinkler) don’t summer prune. You are much more likely to invite infection to the fresh pruning cuts.

Our last example of poor pruning involves pruning palms. A healthy palm should have a 360-degree crown. Palms are routinely over-pruned to the extent that most folks have never seen a palm with a ...

Eucalyptus thrives when it's planted directly in the ground as a landscape tree or as an evergreen shrub in areas with mild winters. In colder regions, it’s smarter to grow eucalyptus in a pot ...