Marin Master Gardeners: Pruning Japanese Maples by Zoom
November 6, 2024 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Contact: Andie Ravas, ravasjohnson@gmail.com
Sponsor: UC Master Gardeners • Napa County
Details:
Would you like to know more about how to care for those lovely Japanese Maples? If so, Marin Master Gardeners invite Napa Master Gardeners and the public to join us for “Pruning Japanese Maples” with Grant Foerster on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.
This class is one of the most popular in the MMG Pruning Guild lecture series and is only offered every 2 or 3 years. Grant’s expertise with and passion for maples makes for a great class.
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Time: Sign-in by 9:55 am, Class 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: Live lecture via Zoom
Audience: Marin Master Gardeners (MMGs), MGs from other counties, and the general public
Cost: $30
CE: 3.0 Hours
Program: Japanese Maples exhibit an essence of grace, beauty, tastefulness, elegance, mood, and feeling. These trees are beloved by many people, not only for their brilliant fall color, but also for their leaf shape, texture, delicacy, and as a four-season tree. This class will cover the techniques needed to prune maple trees, including seasonal pruning, proper care, trouble analysis, winter silhouette, form enhancement, as well as cultivar variations, tree selection, and planting.
Speaker: Grant Foerster spent his Bay Area childhood up a tree and has yet to come down. Along the way he has worked as a staff gardener at San Francisco’s Japanese Garden in Golden Gate Park, received a degree in Engineering Hydrology from UC Davis, taught as part of the Merritt College Aesthetic Pruning series, co-founded the Aesthetic Pruners Association, and served as its founding president. Currently he serves as the APA Education Committee Chair, and hosts a Bonsai studio. For the past 20 years he has run his own Aesthetic Pruning business with a focus on interpreting Japanese pines and maples and the gardens they reside in.
Note: The Zoom log-in link and soft copies of handouts will be sent via email on or before Monday, November 4, to those who complete a registration through the pay link, below. If you register, be sure to check your email for the Zoom link and handouts at least one day before the event.
To register, please access and complete the UC ANR payment link, below.
Hope to see you on Nov. 6!!