

The Community Orchard is located at the entrance to the Colorado Gulch Preserve on Red Feather Way. Prune plum, gage, damson and cherry trees as below during the months May. 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. Prune apple, pear, quince and medlar trees as below during the months Dec March. 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. Whilst apple and pear trees can cope with hard pruning, removing more than. This is a real quick video that shows the Before and After pics of a freshly pruned Pear tree.I show and describe what to cut to achieve a thriving fruit tree.

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. Ideally, a free-standing tree should look from a distance like a wine glass. Limit spring and summer pruning to light thinning and try to avoid trimming pear trees after midsummer. 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. It also increases the chances of winter injury to the pruning sites.
