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Short Course on Pruning

100% Online Study

20 Hr Short Course

Any Device, Any Time

Self Paced Study

Learn the art of Pruning

Pruning is an ancient art. Man has been using it to tame plants for centuries as well as to promote desirable plant growth like flowers and fruits. However, not all plants benefit from pruning and the amount you can safely prune varies from species to species. Some plants only flower on new shoots whereas others may only flower on old wood. To fully understand pruning you need a basic appreciation of plant growth.

This short course is aimed at everyone who may need to prune plants, whether occasionally or regularly. It will teach you how to prune properly and when not to prune. Learn all aspects of pruning from using different equipment to pruning hedges, creating topiary, establishing espaliers and cordons, and even starting a bonsai.  Once finished, not only will you have honed your own skills but you should be better able to advise others.

How does it work?

At the end of each lesson, you will be given a short interactive test to undertake, which will provide an indication of how your learning is progressing. Upon completing the very last lesson, you will be offered a more thorough automated test or examination. This final assessment can be undertaken at any time of day or night; and any day of the week; and if you achieve an overall pass (60% or more); you will be able to obtain a “certificate of completion” with your name and completion date on it.

Note: these short courses are self-guided online courses and are not to be confused with our tutor-supported online courses.

There are 9 Lessons in this course:

1. Introduction

    • Why, when and what to prune: How pruning affects plants
    • Removing broken branches, dead or diseased wood
    • Controlling the type of growth
    • Controlling the plant’s shape and size
    • Promoting healthy, bushy growth
    • Rejuvenating a plant
    • Why prune?
    • Pruning different species
    • Timing for pruning
    • What is compartmentalisation?

2. Types of Pruning

    • Cleaning out dead wood
    • Stopping
    • Disbudding
    • Deadheading
    • Pollarding
    • Removing branches
    • Crown cleaning
    • Crown thinning
    • Crown reduction
    • Crown lifting
    • Crown renewal
    • Root pruning
    • Pruning trees in general
    • Pruning larger shrubs
    • Pruning tropical plants
    • Pruning container plants

3. Pruning Tools and Equipment

    • Secateurs
    • Pruning knife
    • Loppers
    • Pole pruners
    • Hand saws
    • Trimmers
    • Chainsaws
    • Gloves

4. Pruning Hedges

    • Selecting hedging plants
    • Establishing a hedge
    • Types of hedge
    • Pruning or trimming an established hedge
    • Rejuvenating old and overgrown hedges
    • Pruning conifers
    • Other hedging techniques
    • Pleaching
    • Tapestry hedges
    • Mazes

5. Shaping Plants

    • How to develop an espalier
    • Horizontal espalier
    • Oblique palmette espalier
    • Topiary Portable topiary
    • Other plants suitable for topiary
    • Single-stem topiary
    • Verdant sculptures
    • Bonsai
    • Creating bonsai
    • Pruning bonsai to shape it

6. Managing Prunings

    • Composting waste
    • Choosing plants for composting
    • Using compost to improve soil
    • Composting in home gardens
    • Indore method
    • Using lawn clippings
    • Mulching
    • How to lay mulch
    • Biochar
    • Chipping

7. Pruning for Fruit Production

    • Before buying plants consider the shape
    • Before pruning
    • Points to consider when pruning
    • Pruning specific fruits
    • Citrus spp.
    • Pruning a bush shape
    • Pruning a standard shape
    • Renovating an old citrus tree
    • Open vase shape formative pruning
    • Plum tree pruning
    • Pruning apricots
    • Knowing your buds

8. Pruning Roses

    • When to prune roses
    • Pruning techniques for different types of roses
    • Pruning climbers and ramblers at a glance
    • Pruning roses as standards
    • Dead heading roses
    • Rejuvenating an old rose plant

9. Compendium of Plants – How to Prune What and When

    • Summary: Basic pruning guide
    • Glossary

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First and foremost our courses are 100% online courses BUT they are still very practical!  You will learn many practical skills, do some research, field trips and much more.  

All learning is best done by doing, so our online courses are designed to give you the foundation knowledge you need and to get you out there and doing whatever it is that you love.  

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Getting where you want to go with your studies and/or career, involves much more than just reading or watching a video.  Knowing how to learn, how to research and find out new information, how to judge if the source of information is any good and how to find out what is happening in your industry and creating a network are vitally important!  Our courses will help you do all that.

We have mini self assessment tests so that you can be the judge of how well you understand the material and then a set task where you will undertake some form of practical exercise.  

Online study can by difficult but we are here to help you every step of the way.  

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