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Apples ripening on a tree in a backyard orchard. This apple's leaves were eaten on by Japanese beetles and the fruit are covered in scab, which is an aesthetic issue. Apples can be challenging to grow in a backyard orchard, but with a little work you can

Winter Chores: Caring for Old Apple, Pear or Peach Trees

North Carolina is blessed with a Goldilocks climate, where we can grow a lot of different plants and crops with just a little bit of effort. In Lee County we have some incredible heirloom pears, and…

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Lee County Fruit Pruning Workshop Series 2025

We are excited to offer another fun season of pruning workshops in Lee County (and the surrounding area). We get a lot of requests for pruning help throughout the year and this is our effort to try…

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Blueberry Pruning 2025: Wrangling and Basics

N.C. Cooperative Extension – Lee County Center is excited to partner with local homeowner Helen Spitler, who has inherited a large, 50-year-old blueberry patch, to host a Blueberry Pruning and Care…

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Winter 2025 Muscadine Pruning in Lee County

N.C. Cooperative Extension - Lee County Center is excited to partner with local muscadine grower, AK Griffin, in Broadway to teach folks about how to tame their muscadine grape vines.The class will…

Pruning Camellias - Photo by Amanda Wilkins

Best Timing: Pruning Camellias After Flowering

Camellias have given us a good show here in Lee County this fall and winter. Our consistently cool (but not brutally frosty) winter has helped reduce plant stress and slowed our bloom time down to a…

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Camellia Pruning and Care With Watson’s Nursery

Camellias are prized evergreen shrubs that flower in the fall and winter for us in central North Carolina. We get questions every year about how to care for Camellias and when to prune them. We are…

Blueberries on bush

Blueberry Pruning 2024: Wrangling and Basics

N.C. Cooperative Extension - Lee County Center is excited to partner with local homeowner Helen Spitler, who has inherited a large, 50-year-old blueberry patch, to host a Blueberry Pruning and Care…

Pop-up Class: Winter Pruning 2023

FREE Pop-Up Class for Homeowners: Winter Pruning

NO registration is required for this class!UPDATE: IF IT RAINS, the class will STILL happen! We will have an alternate indoor presentation and demonstration. If there is a break in the weather, it…

Hand using pruning shears cutting a green plant stem

To Prune or Not to Prune

Pruning shrubs and trees in the landscape is an important and rewarding garden activity, but some folks are intimidated by the prospect, afraid that they will kill their plant if they don’t do it…