Freeport, IL----Do you have unruly apple trees on your property? Would you like tips on how to shape the trees back up and get them back in production? Join University of Illinois Extension Local Foods and Small Farms Educator Grant McCarty for Intro to Apple Tree Pruning: The Older and Neglected on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.  The class will be held twice that day, 10 a.m. to Noon and again from 6 to 8 p.m. in room 210 of the Highland Community College Student Conference Center (Building H), 2998 W Pearl City Road, Freeport (use parking lot A).

Grant will go through the steps for getting a neglected apple tree back into shape. Weather you inherited a tree on your property or have just ignored the apple tree for many years, it is not too late to get your trees on the path to productive yields. Grant will discuss when to let go of trees, basics of seasonal/older pruning, disease/insect management, choices of tools, making the first cuts of a multi-year process, and working through visual examples of trees that have been neglected. 

Registration cost for this workshop is $5 and pre-registration is required by Monday, January 20. To register or for more information on this program, visit us online at go.illinois.edu/jsw or call us at 815-235-4125.