Two UVM Hort Farm Programs for March

Sharpen Your Pruning Skills with our Pruning Programs

** PRUNING BASICS FOR TREES AND SHRUBS, Saturday, March 23, 10-12
Proper pruning of trees and shrubs not only adds to their aesthetic value in the landscape but can also help ensure their overall health and structural integrity for the future. Join V.J. Comai to learn the basics of proper pruning, including tools, techniques, timing, and common mistakes, and increase your basic understanding of plant growth and responses to pruning. FREE EMG-E

Presenter's bio: A native Vermonter, VJ earned his BS in Community Forestry and Horticulture at UVM. A certified arborist with the International Society of Aboriculture, he has been a nursery manager, an Arborist Representative for Bartlett Tree Experts, and is now the City of Burlington Arborist responsible for maintaining nearly 13,000 trees along rights-of-way, in park spaces, and cemeteries in the city.

** ALL ABOUT CRABAPPLES, Saturday, March 30, 9-1
Learn the best pruning techniques and test your skills in our Crabapple Collection with our Crabapple Curator "Coyote" Mark Biercevicz. Bring loppers and any other pruners you may have. There will be Q&A on growing crabapples and apples for yourself and wildlife and information on heirloom varieties of crabapple. FREE EMG-E

Presenter's Bio: "Coyote" Mark Biercevicz is a retired biologist with extensive field biology experience. He has worked for Federal, State, and Local governments, has spent time with local environmental consulting firms and has done stints with the UVM Horticultural Research Center and UVM Biology Departments.

Both programs will take place outside at the UVM Horticulture Farm, 65 Green Mountain Drive, So. Burlington.

May 15, 2024

May 18, 2024, 10 AM to 2 PM

May 18, 2024, 2 to 4 PM