Pruning Fruit Trees

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 their different growth habits and forms, and to demonstrate proper pruning techniques for fruit production. In addition to pruning, Jonathan will cover cross-pollination, fertilizers, and common fungicide and insecticide sprays.

This seminar will take place at the Gresham Japanese Garden’s Kyoudou Center, located at 219A S. Main Avenue, Gresham, OR 97030.

Instructor: Jonathan Faith
Jonathan comes from a deep background in horticulture. For sixteen years, he helped manage his family’s small orchard in Hubbard, Oregon, working with a wide variety of fruit trees. Jonathan is currently the store manager at Al’s Garden & Home in Gresham.