Winter Pruning Workshop

A workshop to learn how to prune your apple and pear trees so that they are in good fettle for the coming growing season

A hands-on workshop on winter pruning of fruit trees in Tyninghame Organic Orchard. We will run through the principles of pruning; achieving the desired shape, maximising fruit production and minimising disease. Our focus will be on pear and apple trees, with some reference to plums.

The workshop will include practical demonstrations and a chance to try out pruning yourself. If you have a pair of sharp bypass (not anvil) secateurs, please bring them along.

The workshop will be run by two experienced fruit growers: Daniel Wight who manages Tyninghame Organic Orchard and Naomi Barnes who has looked after the fruit trees for many years at Belhaven Community Garden.

Places are limited so please book promptly to avoid disappointment.

The workshop will start beside Tyninghame Community Farm packing shed. If you haven't been to the Community Farm before, you will find us on the A198 just north of Tyninghame. The postcode is EH42 1XN.

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Tyninghame Community Farm is on the Lothian 120 bus route between Dunbar, East Linton and North Berwick (arriving from Dunbar direction 14.08). Ask to get off at the Lawhead junction. Alternatively you can walk up from Tyninghame village off the road through the orchard. The 120 bus timetable is here

If driving please park in the Community Farm car park. We have 6 car parking spaces at the farm and space for 3 cars on the roadside. If using roadside parking, please be careful of the fast-moving traffic on the A198 when getting in and out of your car.