Community wood – Julia Chalkley

Community Orchard – Part 3

When the orchard expert came to teach fruit tree pruning in January, she told us that we needed to remove the shoots that had grown from the base of the trees, to let the tree have the full benefit of any water and nutrient in the soil. As nurseries graft wood from the trees theyContinue reading “Community Orchard – Part 3”

Community Orchard – Part 1

This probably sounds like an odd project, but here goes. Two months ago, I went on a tree pruning course in the community wood, led by Dr Anna Baldwin. She was asked for her opinion of our orchard, and gave it as “Seven out of ten”. Part of her reservations stemmed from the tree-guards weContinue reading “Community Orchard – Part 1”