Practical workshop tree pruning course
Orchards are among the most biodiverse habitats in rural areas – to keep them healthy, they need regular maintenance and the right know-how. In the practical workshop "Tree Pruning Course: Winter Pruning," WOERLE, together with master gardener Franz Hönegger, demonstrated how to properly prune and preserve semi-dwarf and standard fruit trees for the long term.
Extensive orchards are among the most biodiverse habitats in rural areas. They provide food, structure, and refuge for numerous animal and plant species. However, to ensure their health and long-term preservation, they require regular maintenance and the appropriate knowledge of planting, growth, and pruning.
That was precisely the focus of the practical workshop "Tree Pruning Course: Winter Pruning of Semi-Standard and Standard Fruit Trees," to which WOERLE invited participants. The event combined theory and practical application and demonstrated how orchards can be professionally managed.
In the workshop, master gardener Franz Hönegger taught the most important basics for the proper planting of trees and the pruning of fruit trees. This involved not only individual techniques, but also a fundamental understanding of the principles of tree growth and pruning. Those who know how a tree is structured and how it reacts to interventions can implement more targeted and effective long-term care measures.
This knowledge is particularly important for semi-dwarf and standard fruit trees. Proper pruning helps to develop stable crowns, keep trees healthy, and rejuvenate older stands. This creates a form of care that benefits not only the individual tree but the entire ecosystem.
A particular strength of the workshop lay in its practical component. After the introduction, Franz Hönegger demonstrated planting, training, and rejuvenation pruning techniques directly on site. Participants then had the opportunity to try these techniques themselves and immediately apply what they had learned. This direct application of knowledge made the event so valuable for many businesses.
The tree pruning course demonstrated that biodiversity often begins where management and habitat come together in a meaningful way. Orchards are not static natural landscapes, but rather cultural landscapes that require attention and care. Passing on knowledge about pruning and planting also helps preserve a part of this landscape. This is precisely where it becomes clear how WOERLE CONTINUES TO WORK in practice.
