Old, overgrown, or unproductive trees can be greatly improved with careful pruning. These ever-popular courses provide some clear classroom instruction followed by a demonstration and plenty of hands-on practice.

£16, must be pre-booked.

This informal ‘bring and buy’ mini-market will allow you to obtain scions or to exchange well-labelled scions from your own trees. A scion is a shoot of new growth about 12inches (30cm) long. To avoid spreading disease please ensure that scions are completely free of canker.

With scion, rootstock and grafting skills you can produce your own fruit tree(s). Everything you need for grafting will be available: knives, tape, wax and a limited number of M25 and MM106 rootstocks. There will be demonstrations of grafting as reminders to those who have already learned the skill.

At this ever-popular, indoor event participants learn how to propagate fruit trees through bench grafting. After a demonstration and some theory there is the opportunity to practise the skill. Knives are provided. Rootstocks and scions are available for a small charge. 

£8 must be pre-booked.

This course is for those who are at the preliminary stage of planning or planting a new orchard. Run in the spring so that you can order suitable trees and prepare for planting next winter. Theory is followed by a practical session.

£16 must be pre-booked.