Summer Fruit Tree Pruning ~ Baildon

Fruit Works is a social enterprise helping communities in Leeds and Bradford to plant and maintain fruit trees. Our mission is to empower people to grow their own fruit and build resilient local food systems.

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Learn summer fruit tree pruning with Fruit Works Co-operative in Baildon community orchard

Ferniehurst Dell Orchard

It can be confusing to decipher which fruit trees need what type of pruning in summer. Join us to learn the theory and practice of summer fruit tree pruning, and together we will help to maintain the fruit trees at the Ferniehurst Dell orcahrd.B﻿y the end of the workshop, you will know how to:<ul><li>Prune stone fruit trees, including plum, damson, cherry, apricot and almond. </li><li>Prune new growth on apple and pear trees following winter pruning.</li></ul>If you have them, please bring along a sharp pair of secateurs and a pruning saw. Tools will be provided if you don’t have your own.Participants will each receive a copy of Chloe Ward&#x27;s excellent <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-prune-an-apple-tree/chloe-ward//9780993059308" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">pruning guide</a> &quot;for real people with imperfect trees&quot;.We want this event to be accessible for anyone, so tickets are available on a Pay As You Feel basis. The recommended donation is £20, but this can be higher or lower depending on your circumstances.Ferniehurst Dell orchardT﻿he orchard is not easy to find! It is at the top of Ferniehurst Dell on the site of an old laundry! See the <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/bZ6V4VzR2kh9Y4SX6?coh=178571&amp;entry=tt" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">exact location here</a>. On a warm evening its a nice place to walk or cycle to. The 626 bus goes nearby from Bradford and Shipley. Cars are best parked Temple Rhydding Drive and then walk by the bolwing club.

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Summer Fruit Tree Pruning ~ Baildon

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