Apple Tree Pruning with Chris Cooper – Various dates available

Join Chris Cooper, Garden Manager at Helmsley Walled Garden, to learn how to prune apple trees.

At Helmsley, we have over 100 different apple trees, including many heritage varieties. They have been trained in various forms such as espalier, stepover, cordon, and free standing.

In this workshop, you will learn essential apple pruning techniques, including:

– Identifying the three Ds: dead, diseased, and dying wood

– Training apple trees into different forms

– Knowing when to prune

– Pruning for fruiting spurs

– Determining how much wood to remove

Please dress warmly, as the majority of the workshop will take place outdoors. If you have your own secateurs, kindly bring them along. The workshop cost includes coffee and cake.

We are running this workshop on 3 separate dates:

Thursday 11th September (CANCELLED)

Thursday 18th September, Thursday 5th February & Thursday 12th February. Please scroll through the calendar to select the date of your choice at the checkout.

Each workshop is limited to 8 places.