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January 2023
Let's Grow Together! Weekly Online Seminar Begins January 18
FREE with prior registration, the series will kick off with three classes on pruning designed to help you feel at ease with making cuts for the right reason, at the right time, in the right location. Can't attend live? Register and get a recording for viewing later.
January 18, Noon – 1 PM
Pruning Ornamental Trees
Register at 
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eNFcjVcVQE-GJENjqRRspA

Learn how to build a strong tree that is more resilient in this changing climate. We will discuss components of a strong framework -- branch placement and distribution, crotch angle, aspect ratio, taper, root architecture.
 
Master the use of heading, removal, and reduction cuts for desired results while minimizing damage to the tree.
 
January 25, Noon – 1 PM
Fruit Tree Pruning
Register at 
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Xoo7UgnToqyiF9nUfC7Iw

Young fruit trees require vigilant monitoring and shaping. Mature trees need annual pruning to stay productive. Learn whether fruits are produced on spurs or shoots and how to prune for an abundance of fruiting wood.
 
We will demonstrate how to shape a young tree and give step-by-step instructions for pruning apple, pear, plum, cherry, apricot, peach, nectarine, persimmon and fig trees.
 
February 1, Noon – 1 PM
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
Register at 
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JVwJFB1aRaGu6zzqZvhXqg

Do your shrubs meet your expectations? Or are they a cringe-worthy, congested, overgrown mess? 
 
This class simplifies shrub pruning with step-by-step instructions on how to tackle common problems. We will address how to reshape shrubs into pleasing forms, how to improve flowering, and how to prune so that you don’t have to prune often.

 
 






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