This is a hands-on workshop where students will receive pruning techniques, instructions, and personalized feedback as you prune two overgrown lace-leaf maple tree at the Gresham Japanese Garden's complex.
Pruning Conifers for Health and Aesthetics course will start on Tsuru Island, GJG’s Japanese garden nestled within Gresham’s Main City Park and home to a diverse collection of conifers including spruces, hinoki, firs, pines, and more. Limited to 15 students, so register early to reserve your spot! Workshop Overview This in-person class is designed to […]
Watch instructor, Laura Dufala unlock the hidden character of pine trees through strructural pine pruning. She's captivating to watch her approach to cloud pruning, and through her artistic eyes make decisions regarding which branches to keep and which ones to remove. She has a tendency to turn the class into a hands-on practicum, so bring […]
Late winter is an ideal time to prune fruit trees. Pruning during dormancy helps invigorate growth, removes dead, weak, or crossing branches, and focuses the tree’s energy on fewer, stronger limbs for a healthier structure and better harvest. Instructor Jonathan Faith will bring an apple tree, pear tree, nectarine tree, and plum tree to discuss […]
Pruning Conifers for Health and Aesthetics course will start at Ebetsu Plaza, the garden nestled in front of the Kyoudou Center inside Gresham’s Main City Park, home to a diverse collection of conifers. Limited to 15 students, so register early to reserve your spot! Workshop Overview This in-person class is designed to deepen your understanding […]
Watch instructor, Laura Dufala unlock the hidden character of pine trees through structural pine pruning. She's captivating to watch her approach to cloud pruning, and through her artistic eyes make decisions regarding which branches to keep and which ones to remove. She has a tendency to turn the class into a hands-on practicum, so bring […]
This is an in-person instructional course with professional pruner, Francheska Snyder, owner of Niwa Method. She will concentrate on a few species of upright maples on Tsuru Island. Topics will include pruning techniques that create space and organize branch structure; tree health and sun exposure; managing the desired size; planning for future growth; aesthetics; and […]
This is an in-person instructional course with Francheska Snyder. Throughout the course, participants can engage in an open discussion with Francheska as she prunes a large weeping laceleaf maple in a garden that Gresham Japanese Garden manages. There may be opportunity for some light hand pruning (no pruning tools are required.) The maple (shown above), […]
This is an in-person instructional course with Francheska Snyder. Throughout the course, participants can engage in an open discussion with Francheska as she prunes a large weeping laceleaf maple in a garden that Gresham Japanese Garden manages. There may be opportunity for some light hand pruning (no pruning tools are required.) The maple (shown above), […]