The best time to prune most fruit trees is in late winter or early spring, says Boersma, while the tree is still dormant, but ...

Pruning out diseased limbs helps control the disease and avoid heavy fertilization on diseased trees. Some good selections for the South are Advance, Champagne, Early Red, Olivier, Premier, Tanaka ...

Delay major pruning until mid-to-late February when plant size can be reduced and cold damage removed. ... A. Loquat trees have male and female flowers on the same tree, ...

Loquat trees are susceptible to fire blight, which affected the branch on the right. ... Be careful to constantly clean the pruning tools in between cuts as this will help alleviate the spread.