Learn to Prune Trees and Shrubs
A series of workshops on how to prune trees and shrubs will be
offered during April by Tompkins County Cooperative Extension, the Cornell
Urban Horticulture Institute and the City of Ithaca Parks & Forestry
Department. Classes are open to the public for $5/class and are FREE to
those who wish to continue on as volunteers with the Citizen Pruner
program. Citizen Pruner volunteers prune City trees and shrubs during
weekly work sessions that are held from May to October.
Workshop dates and topics are:
April 6, 7:00-8:30 pm - Trees for Urban Landscapes with Nina Bassuk,
Director of the Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute
April 13, 7:00-8:30 pm - Learn to Prune Shrubs with Monika Roth, Extension
Educator, Tompkins County Cooperative Extension
April 20, 7:00-8:30 pm - Learn to Prune Trees with Andy Hillman & Lewis
Ward, City of Ithaca Forestry Dept.
April 27, 5:30-7:00 pm - Tree & Shrub Assessment for structure and pruning
needs - an outdoor class to look at pruning needs and demonstrate practices
CLASSES ARE OPEN TO BOTH VOLUNTEERS AND THE PUBLIC. Classes cost
$5 each for the public and are FREE to volunteers. For a volunteer
application OR to register for the classes, call Tompkins County
Cooperative Extension at 272-2292 or e-mail Monika Roth at [email protected].
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