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How to Prune Fruit Trees + Apple Tasting 101

Nov 3, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min · Season 5 · Episode 44 · 60.3 MB
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Discover the Next Great Apple

Susan Poizner, founder of Ben Nobleman Community Orchard in Toronto, talks about the upcoming apple-tasting fundraiser event for the orchard. Poizner is a college instructor, author of Grow Fruit Trees Fast and Growing Urban Orchards, and the founder of Orchard People.


At the virtual apple tasting, participants are guided through characteristics such as:

  • Smell
  • Flavour
  • Texture


The apples in the tasting were bred in Ontario — and have not yet been released.


An apple tasting event is something you can do yourself! Poizner shares tips on how to host your own apple-tasting event.


Pruning Fruit Trees

We also talk about how to prune fruit trees:

  • Why prune fruit trees
  • How to prune fruit trees
  • Winter vs. summer pruning
  • Water sprouts
  • When to cut off healthy branches
  • Whip cuts