Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The right way to prune your trees



In the photos, taken this morning at the Nickels Soil Lab in Arbuckle, Janine Hasey (top) and Carolyn DeBuse (bottom) of the University of California Cooperative Extension discuss pruning techniques for walnut trees.

Tests of different tree-trimming strategies have thus far confirmed what the experts suspected last year -- that many walnut growers in the Sacramento Valley over-prune their young walnut trees.

For my story on this morning's workshop, check CapitalPress.com soon.

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