[TheUWfarm] Espalier class - Feb 20 at the UW Botanic Garden

More in the line of pruning/grafting/trees etc.

The Art of Espalier class.  Feb 20 (Sat)  1:15 – 4:30 pm

 Espalier is the technique of training trees to create formal ‘two-dimensional’ patterns by pruning and grafting.   It is one way to grow fruit trees in a yard with limited space -- plus it is beautiful.  Dave Conners, former president of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society, has been training 18 different antique apple varieties on his city-sized lot for more than a decade.  The class will be lecture format and will be held at the UW Botanic Garden.  It is sponsored by City Fruit www.cityfruit.org .

 

To register: Cost is $25 (members) / $30 general.   Go to www.brownpapertickets.org .  You can also send a check, with the name of the class and your contact information to City Fruit, PO Box 28577, Seattle 98118.   If you can’t afford a class but really want to learn, email us at info@cityfruit.org .

 

The Phinney Neighborhood Association serves as City Fruit’s fiscal sponsor and is the co-sponsor of these events.