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The Fruit Bush Method for Backyard Orchards

  • November 2, 2022
  • By Anne E Schellman

Man standing next to a fruit tree that is 4 1/2 to 5' tall.
Ed Laivo with a "fruit bush." Dave Wilson Nursery.
Ed Laivo began promoting the idea of the "fruit bush method" in the 1990's as a way to make tree fruit more available to home gardeners. Most fruit trees grow too tall and become unmanageable. Fruit is difficult to pick, and most of it falls to the ground. The Fruit Bush Method helps keep trees under 6 feet tall, and still provides plenty of ripe, juicy, home grown fruit.
 
Where: On Zoom
When: Monday, November 7, 2022 from 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Cost: Free
Instructor: Ed Laivo, Burchell Nursery
Registration: https://ucanr.edu/fruit/bush/method
Link: will be sent to you by email. Class registration will close at 8 a.m. that morning.

If you can't attend this webinar, it will be recorded and posted to our YouTube Channel several days later at http://ucanr.edu/youtube/ucmgstanislaus