It is widely stated that careful attention to pruning and training young trees improves their later productivity and longevity, and that good pruning and training can also prevent later injury from weak crotches or forks (where a tree trunk splits into two or more branches) that break from the weight of fruit, snow, or ice on the branches. Pruning can control growth, remove dead or diseased wood, and stimulate the formation of flowers and fruit buds. It may also mean removal of young shoots, buds, and leaves.Įstablished orchard practice of both organic and nonorganic types typically includes pruning. Pruning often means cutting branches back, sometimes removing smaller limbs entirely. It spans a number of horticultural techniques. The Community Orchard is located at the entrance to the Colorado Gulch Preserve on Red Feather Way.A community apple orchard originally planted for productive use during the 1920s, in Westcliff on Sea ( Essex, England), illustrating long neglected trees that have recently been pruned to renew their health and cropping potentialįruit tree pruning is the cutting and removing of selected parts of a fruit tree. If you'd like a refresher ahead of the May 4th hands-on demo, a video of a fruit tree pruning presentation with arborist Linda Ries at the Hailey Library is available to watch here. If have any questions, please email Keri York - or call our offices at 20! This workshop will be held in the Wood River Land Trust's Community Orchard, where students will have an opportunity to work with a variety of fruit trees.

This workshop will cover topics such as choosing the most effective pruning tools and will demonstrate how to properly prune fruit trees to maximize their health and productivity. On May 4, at 5PM, we invite you to come and learn how to get your fruit trees ready for the growing season through pruning! With guest instructor, Kelsey Paxon, this fun, hands on and interactive workshop will be held in partnership with the Wood River Land Trust and the Hailey Tree Committee.

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