Growing Fruit Trees in the Pacific Northwest

Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 4:15pm
Oregon State University
Address: 
Portland, OR 97215
United States

Fresh fruit grown on trees-from apples to peaches to cherries to plums-thrive in the Pacific Northwest, but to grow and maintain your own fruit trees, you'll need targeted continuing education to yield the maximum amount of high-quality fruit.

What you will learn:

Basic fruit tree horticulture
Site selection and planting
Basic Integrated Pest Management for fruit trees
Fruit variety and rootstock selection
Fruit tree pruning and grafting
Seasonal maintenance

Venue: 
Tabor Space and The Home Orchard Society Arboretum
Venue Details: 
Day One: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 at TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont St. Portland, Ore. Day Two: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 at The Home Orchard Society Arboretum, 19600 Mollala Ave., Oregon City, Ore.

Contact Information

Contact Name: 
Bridget Egan
Contact Phone: 
541-7