Pruning the Wairakei School Plum Trees
A group of students were taught the skills of pruning our school fruit trees on Thursday.
On Thursday a group of students were fortunate enough to be taught how to prune our school plum trees.
Wairakei School are part of the 'ORCHARD'S IN SCHOOLS' programme. As part of this Mary is able to come in and lead us in the pruning of the fruit trees. The students learnt how to use the pruning tools, (loppers and secateurs) correctly and how to prune our plum trees.
It was a fun and informative morning. The students are looking forward to seeing how many plums will grow next year.
Hezekaiah using the loppers to prune a branch.
Max using the ladder to get to the high branches.
Aston checking out where to prune the branch.
Magnus pruning the high branches.
Marley getting instructions from Mary.
Magnus and Lukas working out where to best prune the branch.
Lukas pruning the top branches.
Mary showing Lukas how it's done.
Daniel, Mason & Lukas getting instructions from Mary.
Mary giving the group a few tips.
Lukas, Daniel, Awhina and Max listening carefully.
Lukas and Mason practising their skills.
Practising the skills for pruning.
Mary and Marley using the loppers.
Where should we prune?
Magnus using loppers to prune one of the plum tree.
