Making the Cut: Apple & Grape Pruning Workshops
Making the Cut:
2026 Apple & Grape Pruning Workshops
Join the UW-Madison Extension Horticulture Program for a live, hands-on apple and/or grape pruning workshop, with multiple locations across the state.
Making the Cut: Apple and Grape Pruning covers basic tree (and/or vine) physiology for participants, demonstrates the pruning decision-making process, and provides training on proper pruning techniques.
Learn the step-by-step process for pruning fruit trees and grape vines in your yard, garden, and even indoors. This workshop introduces the proper pruning techniques in an easy-to-understand way. Anyone who is interested in growing tree fruit and/or grapes, regardless of skill level, is invited to register.
At the end of the workshop, you will:
- Understand why pruning is important for tree/vine health
- Become more comfortable in selecting branches/vines to remove while pruning
- Practice making the cut using proper pruning techniques and tools!
Workshop Locations
Making the Cut: Apple and Grape Pruning workshops will be held between Feb. 23 and March 28, 2026. There are two apple-specific workshops, two apple and grape workshops, and one grape-specific workshop at various locations throughout Southern and Eastern Wisconsin.
Franklin, WI | Hunger Task Force Farm | Feb. 23, 9 a.m.-Noon | (Apple-specific workshop)
Register here
Verona, WI | West Madison Ag. Research Station | March 6, 10 a.m.-Noon | (Grape-specific workshop)
Register here
Whitewater, WI | UW-Whitewater Campus Garden | March 7, 10 a.m.-Noon | (Apple-specific workshop)
Register here
Madison, WI | Midvale Community Garden | March 14, 9 a.m.-Noon | (Apple and grape workshop)
Register here
Sturgeon Bay, WI | Peninsular Ag. Research Station | March 20, 10 a.m.-Noon | (Apple and grape workshop)
Register here
Registration is first-come-first-served and will be capped at 30 individuals per workshop.
Questions?
For more information, contact josie.dillon@wisc.edu.
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