New England gardening: Trees may need a hand in dry times

By Dar Brookes
Updated February 28 2019 - 10:12am, first published 9:48am
Time to trim: Summer pruning of apple and pear trees sends the plant’s energy into the fruit rather than growth and exposes the fruit to more sun for ripening.
Time to trim: Summer pruning of apple and pear trees sends the plant’s energy into the fruit rather than growth and exposes the fruit to more sun for ripening.

Dry, dry times. Even some trees 30, 40 or more years old are showing signs of moisture stress.

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