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Late winter, however, is an excellent time to prune your trees. This is because in the early winter, branch growth is minimal, and the tree cannot heal the wounds caused by pruning cuts. And yet, some orchardists avoid fruit tree pruning in the early winter. If you are already signed up for our newsletter you will receive the log in information before the workshop.Fruit Tree Pruning John Strang U.K. That means it will be easy to see your tree's structure and to decide which cuts to make. This Zoom workshop is the first in a new series, “WFoL Wednesdays,” which will feature different virtual workshops on the third Wednesday of each month.Ĭheck back for more information on future workshops and sign up below to join future workshops. Steve’s workshop this month covers how proper training and pruning of deciduous fruit trees during the winter dormant season directs new growth, helps create a desired tree structure, and encourages spring fruit set. Free with a 30 day trial from ScribdView All Pruning: Specialist. This workshop will help people who have bought trees at previous sales keep them healthy and productive. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad. WFoL is cancelling our annual bare-root tree sale this year due to the pandemic. Read The Photographic Guide to Pruning Fruit Trees by Ephraim Porter Felt with a free trial. Steve also teaches composting and worm composting classes for the Master Gardener program. He is also interested in landscape trees and volunteers with the Woodland Tree Foundation, which has planted over 5,000 trees in the last 20 years.

This leader is the newest extension of a long, upright growing trunk from which all lateral branches arise. This type of tree has a pyramidal shape with a single upright leader limb as its highest point. The workshop was led by Steve Radosevich, Yolo County UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardner, who has taught a variety of fruit tree related workshops for the last 15 years. European Plum trees do best when pruned and trained to a central leader tree. Winters Friends of the Library hosted a free workshop on Fruit Tree Pruning and Training on Wednesday February 17 th, 7-8 p.m.

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