August is fruit-tree pruning time

Ciscoe Morris writes, in the Seattle Times, that "August is the best time to prune fruit trees. Thinning out shoots and crossing branches this time of year allows more air and light into the tree, which reduces disease and promotes earlier ripening of the fruit. Pruning fruit trees this month can also help prevent rampant sprout growth next spring. That's because pruning removes many of the little food factories (leaves) that transfer energy in fall to be used by the tree for growth in the spring."

The garden writer also covers the following topics in his article: selecting Scleranthus uniflorus to give your garden a mossy look; and heading out to the 10th Annual Fronderosa Frolic! at Fancy Fronds Nursery in Gold Bar.

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