Fruit tree pruning

Do your fruit trees have a good form and produce a consistent crop every year? Can you reach them safely to prune and harvest? If not, this class can help. Learn proven practices that will boost your confidence and success.

Pruning is important for the health and production of fruit trees. Young trees require vigilant monitoring and shaping to develop a strong framework. Mature trees need annual pruning to stay productive.

This class will discuss whether fruits are produced on spurs or shoots and how to stimulate an abundance of fruiting wood to support good production. You will learn how to use different types of pruning cuts and when and where to apply them. We will demonstrate how to shape a young tree and also steps for pruning apple, pear, plum, cherry, apricot, peach, nectarine, persimmon and fig trees.

This online seminar is free with advanced registration.Can’t attend live? Register to get a recording 2 days after the class. Register online.

Our speaker, Sherry Sheng, is an Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener, who leads and teaches for the award-winning 10-Minute University™ Program. She began teaching gardening classes in 2006 and has many instructional videos to her credit. Sherry gardens at home and at a community garden.

*Counts as one hour metro area Master Gardener continuing garden education credit.