Dormant Fruit Tree Pruning January 23, 2010

While waiting for the weather to get warm enough for planting why not sign up for a pruning workshop in the Historic Orchard with Sean McGrail, Pruning Specialist and Landscaper and Friends of Guadalupe River Park & Gardens. Tools, techniques and basic pruning concepts are taught and you will get to practice what you've learned and support the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens by actually helping to prune different varieties of fruit trees. The Historic Orchard is a 3.3-acre site planted in 1994 to showcase the varieties of fruit trees that once made the Santa Clara valley famous as "The Valley of Heart's Delight". It is located in Guadalupe Gardens just south of Taylor Street and adjacent to the River Park trails. The orchard contains over 250 fruit trees, including cherries, apricots, prunes, apples, and more. It is maintained by dedicated volunteers.