
FREE Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
Hands-on fruit tree pruning workshop teaching seasonal cuts and shaping for apples, pears, persimmons, pawpaws, blueberries, and mulberry, followed by a live demonstration in Tempie Avery Park; bring pruning tools for practice.
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