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Tag Archives: Fruit Tree Care

Eckstein Middle School family pruning demo

City Fruit is hosting a winter pruning demonstration for families at Eckstein Middle School! We’ll be working with the trees located at the school’s courtyard garden and teaching basic pruningContinue reading “Eckstein Middle School family pruning demo”

Winter pruning at Dr. Jose Rizal

City Fruit will be supporting a volunteer group organized by Dr. Jose Rizal Orchard steward, Craig Thompson.  We’ll be doing some winter fruit tree pruning to remove dead wood andContinue reading “Winter pruning at Dr. Jose Rizal”

Community for Youth winter pruning event

City Fruit will be hosting a winter pruning volunteer event at Linden Orchard Park in support of a group from the youth-serving organization Community for Youth! This event is closedContinue reading “Community for Youth winter pruning event”

Tabling at Bellevue Nursery

Have questions about the fruit tree in your yard? Want to learn more about taking care of fruit trees? Come chat with our Fruit Tree Specialist who will be atContinue reading “Tabling at Bellevue Nursery”

Winter Pruning Tips

Winter pruning is an essential task to keeping your fruit trees healthy and productive. Because the trees have shed their leaves, it is much easier to identify which branches areContinue reading “Winter Pruning Tips”

Posted byJulian GarciaJanuary 6, 2023January 13, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fruit Tree Care, Pruning, Stewardship

Winter fruit tree care tips & reminders 🍂❄️

After a seemingly endless summer, fall and winter have finally arrived. Leaves are a-changing, rains (and snow) are falling, and winds are whirling on through here. With this shift inContinue reading “Winter fruit tree care tips & reminders 🍂❄️“

Posted byJulian GarciaNovember 29, 2022January 13, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fruit Tree Care, Grafting, Pruning, Stewardship, Thinning, tree care, winter pruning

Summer pruning at Dr. Jose Rizal Orchard with Google

This is a closed summer pruning work party for a Google volunteer team. If you are a community, non-profit, religious, or corporate group looking for a group volunteering opportunity, pleaseContinue reading “Summer pruning at Dr. Jose Rizal Orchard with Google”

Salesforce apple harvest and cider press at McAuliffe Park

As part of an Education and Team-building experience for the Salesforce community, on August 9, City Fruit presented on our work in Seattle and how it fits in within theContinue reading “Salesforce apple harvest and cider press at McAuliffe Park”

Summer pruning workparty at City Soil Farms

Join us for a summer pruning workparty in partnership with the team at City Soil Farms in Renton! Summer pruning is great for shaping and reducing the size of aContinue reading “Summer pruning workparty at City Soil Farms”

Summer pruning at Kirke Park with Salesforce

This is a closed summer pruning work party for a Salesforce volunteer team. If you are a community, non-profit, religious, or corporate group looking for a group volunteering opportunity, pleaseContinue reading “Summer pruning at Kirke Park with Salesforce”

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As inhabitants of Seattle, all of us at City Fruit live, work, and play on the traditional shared lands of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, Snoqualmie, and Muckleshoot tribal nations. We are continuing to learn how to decolonize our mindsets and practices, and envision our work in food justice as a means to challenge the exploitative processes of our current food system. Click here to learn more about the traditional lands you are on.

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