Fruit Pruning Workshop
Saturday March 22rd 2025
Saturday March 29th 2025
Sage's Apples and Ohio State University have offered a fruit pruning class since 2001. Ransom Sage Farm now hosts this popular hands-on class, suitable for all pruning levels. The class includes lecture on small and tree fruit, hands-on pruning instruction in the fields, and lots of interaction with professional fruit growers.
Berry Session - focusing on the horticultural management of blueberries, raspberries and grapes, including pruning and training systems. Tree Fruit Session - focus on the horticultural management of apples and peaches, including pruning and training systems. (If there is interest, pear, plum, and cherries can be dsicussed.)
Details: Lectures and workshop will be both inside and outside, from 9am to 4pm. Bring your pruners or loppers and warm layered clothing! Light refreshments will be served inside our heated barn starting at 8:30am. Lunch break is from noon-1pm. You are welcome to bring food back to the barn and engage in pruning chats over lunch. (Chardon has many lunch options.)
Full day Workshop - Small Fruit & tree fruit
March 22rd 2025Full day Workshop - Small Fruit & tree fruit
March 29th 2025All Workshops are located at Ransom Sage Farm - Rt44
Fruit pruning Workshop
We will cover all growth habits and give everyone plenty of time to prune, learn, and ask questions!
Blueberries
We prune Blueberries and Raspberries by hand. We will cover all growth habits and give plenty of time to prune and learn.
Dwarf Apple trees
Grapes
Everyone will get to prune a grapevine to 4 cordons on a 2 wire system.