This workshop was originally scheduled for March and was cancelled due to a blizzard. Join the Little Traverse Conservancy for a workshop focusing on the pruning and care of apple trees. Through various techniques, trees can be greatly revitalized in a manner that also supports the ecosystem and landscape around them.
Led by LTC’s Recreation, Access, and Maintenance Manager Nate Dionne, whose family has run an apple orchard business for many years, this workshop will feature demonstrations of pruning old and abandoned apple trees to increase their vigor, productivity, and appearance. Participants will then have the chance to put these principles and objectives to use on the trees found at the Elizabeth B. Hoffmann Nature Preserve, which is located 5.5 miles south of Charlevoix on US 31.
Participants are invited to bring their own loppers/pole saws. Limited quantities of tools, including pruners and pole saws, will be available for use during the hands-on portion of the workshop. To register, visit http://www.landtrust.org or call 231.347.0991.