apple tree pruning training
Master expert apple tree pruning techniques to maximise yields, improve fruit quality, and ensure orchard safety. Gain skills in precise cuts, hazard management, and three-season planning to prevent limb failures, optimise light exposure, and sustain productivity in mature blocks season after season.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a step-by-step guide to assess orchard blocks, establish pruning goals, and perform safe, effective cuts on young and mature apple trees. You'll learn to control tree height, width, fruiting wood, and canopy light penetration while minimising hazards, disease risks, and limb failures. Develop a three-season pruning strategy to enhance yields, fruit size, colour, and long-term orchard health through informed, documented decisions.
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Develop skills
- Professional pruning techniques: shape mature apple tree canopies for optimal yield and safety.
- Orchard hazard management: control pruning risks with proper PPE and safe tool handling.
- Block evaluation skills: assess tree health, prioritise tasks, and develop work plans.
- Three-season pruning strategy: plan cuts across seasons for consistent, higher yields.
- Canopy management: monitor light, spurs, and wounds to adjust pruning effectively.
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