Bare-root Fruit Tree Planting

Do you know how to choose an appealing apricot tree? How to care for a mulberry? How much water a pomegranate tree needs in this drought?

This workshop is your chance to learn hands-on what an arborist sees when selecting and caring for fruit trees. Tom Cronin, a masterful arborist, will take you into the garden to plant some trees and learn about…

• Bare root definition
• Tree/plant selection
• Timing of plantings
• Hole size and planting depth
• How to fertilize trees best
• Water basin and watering requirements, especially in the drought
• Critter protection (including gophers, deer, squirrels, birds, rats, raccoons, etc.)

Date: January 14, 2017 2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Location: Common Ground Garden | Palo Alto

Admission: $30

Event website: commongroundgarden.org