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Date(s) - July 26, 2025
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Thinking about pruning your trees, but feeling unsure about where to begin? Join Hoyt’s Nursery and Planting Specialist Brett Rousseau to discover the next steps. Brett will walk you through why we prune, what to prune, and how to adjust your pruning technique depending on the type of tree. We’ll look at tree structure, types of growth patterns, and how to make good pruning cuts. She’ll discuss proactive vs reactive tree care and how to ensure your trees are living their best life!
- Please pre-register, class size is limited
- Registration closes Friday, July 25th at 4:00pm
- An email with additional details will be sent closer to the program date
About the instructor: Brett Rousseau is an arborist, an artist, and a native plant enthusiast. She works at Hoyt Arboretum taking care of the nursery, propagating seeds, tree planting and establishing them in the field. She is a freelance arborist, pruning trees in the Portland area, and a landscape designer with a passion to increase the amount of tree canopy and native plant habitat in our yards.
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If you qualify for an Oregon income assistance program, please email [email protected] for details about further discounted program rates.
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