Are you looking to have more in-person, hands-on experience learning how to prune either cold climate grapes or apples? This year, UMN Extension is offering a selection of winter pruning workshops, instructed by Madeline Wimmer, UMN Extension fruit production educator and UMN Extension local educators. Semi-dwarf, free-standing apple trees are commonly trained and pruned to maintain a pyramidal shape known as "central leader" training. This allows for good sunlight and airflow that encourage quality fruit production. Apple pruning workshop registration links, dates, and times: 1. Grand Marais (Cook County); March 4th from 10am-12pm 2. Barnum (Carlton County); March 5th from 1-3pm 3. Hinckley (Pine County); March 6th from 1-3pm 4. Moorhead (Clay County); March 21st from 1-3pm Grape pruning workshop registration link, date, and time: 1. Rochester (Olmsted County); March 23rd from 1-3pm Cold climate grapevines can be trained in a number of ways, and require yearly p...
