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Empowering Growers to Start Pruning with Confidence

Learn by doing
with hands-on practical training

Over 10 years
of scientific expertise and international experience

Our approach is suitable to all tree shapes and sizes

"The private workshop gave me a good foundation and approach to avocado pruning.
I feel more confident pruning my trees now"

Joseph, Avocado Grower, August 2024

"This pruning workshop was a game-changer. The techniques I learned were clear and practical, and the results speak for themselves. I find hard to have any confidence in any “professional” in the industry, 10mins with Ed and you know the lesson couldn’t get any better."

Milton & Linda, Avocado Growers, October 2024

Pruning allows your trees to capture more sunlight, and sunlight powers fruit production.

  • Pruning enables a larger surface area of leaves

  • More leaves harvest more sunlight

  • Photosynthesis converts sunlight into flowers and fruit

 
Pruning helps reduce costs

  • Taller trees with complex structures cost more to prune, spray and harvest, simply because everything takes more time and effort.

  • Pruning can reduce tree height and improve access inside the tree.

  • Orchard management becomes faster, easier and cheaper

Pruning has many more benefits:

  • Increase air flow to reduce rots and pests and improve spray penetration

  • Remove rubbing branches inside the canopy to increase class 1 fruit

  • Eliminate old and excess branches to direct energy into flowers and fruit

  • Generate regular regrowth to reduce impact of Phytophthora cinnamomi

Pruning is a yearly activity for avocado, just like any other fruit trees:

  • Anytime is good for pruning if you haven't pruned for more than 12 months

  • After harvest to manage structure and increase light interception

  • 2-4 months after structural pruning to select and manage regrowth

  • At flowering or fruit set to manage crop load and increase flowering the following season

  • In spring to generate regrowth or
    in autumn/winter to minimise regrowth

  • Anytime on sick trees to bring them back to health

Consulting session

Addressing your needs

per hour

$ 100 + travel

  • Your choice of topic

  • Your choice of duration

  • Your choice of format

Private Workshop

Tailored Strategy

from

$ 750

  • 1-2 Growers

  • Reach full confidence with guided hands-on pruning

  • A 3-step method for easy, efficient learning

  • Additional consultations that fit you

  • Additional person $250

Contract Pruning

Maximise production

per hour

$ 45 to $ 90

  • Peace of mind with professional, quality pruning

  • Pruning all year round

  • Pruning for to manage:

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