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Summer Pruning

  • Western Flatts Cliff Park 78 Green Hill Lane Leeds, LS12 4HG (map)

Tickets available on Ticket Tailor.

Join us to learn the theory and practice of summer fruit tree pruning, and together we will help to maintain the fruit trees at Western Flatts Cliff Park.

By the end of the workshop, you will know how to:

  • Prune stone fruit trees, including plum, damson, cherry, apricot and almond.

  • Prune new growth on apple and pear trees following winter pruning.

Location

The orchard is accessible from the park entrance on Green Hill Lane.

Please use What 3 Words for the exact location:

https://w3w.co/bars.sunk.books

What to bring

If you have them, please bring along a sharp pair of secateurs, loppers, a pruning saw and a pair of rubber grip gardening gloves. Tools and gloves will be provided if you don’t have your own.

Remember to wear clothes and footwear appropriate for the weather, mud, and uneven ground!

We’ll provide

Tea and coffee.

Participants will each receive a copy of Chloe Ward's excellent pruning guide "for real people with imperfect trees".

Tools for anyone who doesn’t have their own.

Tiered payment structure:

Bursary ticket - Donation (pay what you can afford)

Reduced price ticket - £15

Standard price ticket - £25

Please refer to this helpful explanation of sliding scales if you're not sure which ticket you should buy.

Refunds/Cancellation

If you can't make it anymore please let us know as soon as you can. You'll still be able to get a refund if you give us 2 days' notice.

Accessibility

There are toilets in the park.

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