The Pruning Workshop was held Saturday March 17. Randy, Jeremy and Susanne led the demonstrations for the 35 individuals that braved the cold and windy day to learn about pruning fruit trees and small fruits. … [Read more...] about Pruning Workshop
Apple tree pruning began on December 5 through February 8. The Apples are trained to a central leader. Peach tree pruning began on February 27 and still continues. The Peaches are trained to an open center . … [Read more...] about Fruit Tree Pruning
The field crew began pruning the pear trees today. The pear trees are pruned to a central leader or multi-leader if needed. … [Read more...] about Pear Pruning
A tree fruit pruning workshop was held at the Fruit Station on Saturday March 18th. Those in attendance received instructions on proper pruning and tool safety as well as some hands on pruning in the demonstration garden in the field. Dr. Martin Kaps, Susanne Howard, Jeremy Emery, Randy Stout and Sheila Long were on hand to demonstrate and assist. … [Read more...] about Tree Fruit Pruning Workshop
The field crew began pruning peach trees yesterday. The crew will work on this over the next couple of weeks. We prune the peaches after most of the other fruit crops at the station since peaches can be injured if pruned too early. … [Read more...] about Pruning Peach Trees