Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

Winter isn’t the ideal season for pruning trees in Upstate New York, but it’s the best time to cut scion or twigs from ash trees in parts of the state where the species has been all but wiped out.

HOLYOKE — A small green beetle burrowing in the city’s ash trees is putting them in danger. Officials are actively combating the emerald ash borer, an invasive species. Sometimes trees can be treated, ...