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January 10 @ am - pm. Learn the basics of fruit tree pruning and why your pruning strategies might be different when you prune for production. This class will cover apple, cherry, plum and pear trees. Dormant season is a good time to prune many of our more common fruit trees, but summer pruning may be better for some fruits and some Estimated Reading Time: 50 secs.

Each year PlantAmnesty expert instructors teach pruning techniques in our twelve-part Master Pruner Series. Topics include: artistic pruning, fruit trees, landscape renovation, Japanese garden pruning, ornamental vines, pruning roses, and species-specific tutorials. This series provides students with a solid base in the science and practice of selective stumppruning.barted Reading Time: 1 min.

PlantAmnesty’s pruning a walnut tree video and arborist referral service connects skilled professionals to homeowners in need of help with their trees, shrubs and landscapes.

Pruning done during the dormant season tends to have an invigorating effect on tree growth.

Learn more Classes & Workshops. To be eligible for membership in PlantAmnesty’s Referral Service: Gardeners must pass a written test on pruning and general horticulture knowledge.

Arborists must be ISA certified and be sponsored by one of our Tree Programs Committee Members. Both gardeners and arborists must sign a policy and ethics statement and pay a semi-annual fee.

Plant Amnesty/ProHort Pruning Series. This lecture series, offered twice annually in partnership with PlantAmnesty, is designed for those who work in landscape maintenance.

Each lecture provides information on tools and techniques for quality pruning with better long-term results and customer satisfaction. Each 2-hour lecture qualifies for the following professional continuing education credits. A tree’s response to a pruning cut depends on where on the branch the cut is made.

Both types of cuts are used in pruning fruit trees and grapes. Heading cuts: Several buds left on the cut branch grow, making denser, more compact foliage on more branches. (Figure 1) Thinning cuts: Branches are removed entirely, leaving no buds to grow. Their. Feb 01, Pruning and Renovating the Overgrown Garden is the 1st of 6 parts in Plant Amnesty's founder Cass Turnbull's series on pruning.

See the other parts at the li. Plant placement Consider the mature size of plants and available space Panicle Hydrangea: Hydrangea paniculata Pinky Winky There is an exception Smooth Hydrangea: Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ Principles of Pruning Directing growth Growth of woody plants Principal pruning cuts Growth habit of woody plants Lilac: Syringa vulgaris.