THE SAME WORKSHOP IS BEING OFFERED ON MARCH 18 AND MARCH 25, 2017, from 1-4pm, due to popular demand.

Mike Hebb describes the basics of pruning apple trees for esthetics, health, longevity, better fruit, ease of harvesting and management, including correct pruning cuts and tools. Hebb’s hands-on grafting workshop shows how grafting can be used to control many of the characteristics of growing trees, including size, timing of maturity and fruiting, disease resistance, drought resistance and fruit varieties. He’ll cover cultivars, asexual propagation, whip grafts, nurse grafts, bark grafts, cleft grafts, bridge grafts, top working, inarching, brace graft, graft compatibility, budding and reference material. Participants will practice the mechanics of grafting in the workshop and discuss after-care. A materials list will be sent to each registrant.

Location:
Justin Morrill State Historic Site
214 Morrill Memorial Highway
Strafford, Vermont 05072

Fee: $20.00

Please preregister:

Online:

http://store.morrillhomestead.org/shop/pruning-and-grafting-fruit-trees-workshop/

Email: director@morrillhomestead.org
Phone: 802-765-4288