Join me for a Fruit Tree Care Journey

What will you learn in these online courses?
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You will learn how to grow fruit trees organically and with confidence.
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You will learn how to create a growing space where fruit trees can thrive.
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You will learn how to keep your fruit trees healthy and productive with specialist pruning, fertility management and pest and disease prevention.
Choose from Our Three Flagship Courses
Are you ready to dig in? Choose from one of our three flagship courses.
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$149.00
Fruit Tree Pruning Masterclass
Home growers, gardeners and orchardists will learn fruit tree pruning skills to improve fruit tree health and harvest. This 4-hour course covers central leader pruning, espalier pruning and pruning high-density orchard plantings. Price is in USD.
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$249.00
Certificate in Fruit Tree Care
Learn how to select a fruit tree for your unique conditions. Learn planting and young tree care, winter and summer pruning, pest and disease prevention, soil and fertility management and more. For new and intermediate level growers. Price is in USD.
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$249.00
Integrated Pest Management for Fruit Trees
Protect your fruit trees from pests and diseases without resorting to chemical warfare! IPM allows you to minimize the use of sprays while improving tree health. For Beginner and Intermediate Growers. Price is in USD.
Or save up to $150 by enrolling in one of our course bundles
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$325.00
Bronze Bundle: Certificate in Fruit Tree Care & Pruning Masterclass
Save time and money by caring for your fruit trees properly. Sign up for our 8-hour Certificate in Fruit Tree Care and receive our 4-hour Fruit Tree Pruning Masterclass for half price. For beginner and intermediate growers. Price is in USD.
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$398.00
Silver Bundle: Certificate in Fruit Tree Care & Integrated Pest Management for Fruit Trees
Learn how to care for fruit trees and how to protect them from pests and diseases in this bundle. Includes pruning, fertility management, organic pest and disease identification and protection. Price is in USD.
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$495.00
Gold Bundle: Certificate in Fruit Tree Care, Pruning Masterclass & Integrated Pest Management for Fruit Trees
Save $150 in tuition and learn everything you need to know to grow fruit trees successfully. Includes choosing a fruit tree, advanced pruning techniques, fertility management and organic pest and disease prevention. Price is in USD.
What do Our Students Say?
Read some of our course reviews below.
Incredible course with SO much valuable information.
Allyson Waak
Perfect, easy to understand with nice printable tools.
Perfect, easy to understand with nice printable tools.
Read LessFantastic course - highly recommend to anyone growing apple trees
Susan Ruddick
I have an apple tree I planted about ten years ago in my garden -- a semi-dwarf espalier. I am an academic and so I thought "what the heck I can just go online and download a bunch of stuff to learn how to care for it!" Which I did. But over year...
Read MoreI have an apple tree I planted about ten years ago in my garden -- a semi-dwarf espalier. I am an academic and so I thought "what the heck I can just go online and download a bunch of stuff to learn how to care for it!" Which I did. But over years I found it almost impossible to sort through different strategies, account for regional differences in when and how to prune and feed, or discussions about timing and keep in my head the big picture about how to best care for my tree. My tree was healthy enough as trees go (lots of great foliage) but in terms of my original plans it was a hot mess, responded to my sporadic interventions in ways I did not fully understand and I have never had anything approaching a decent yield. My interventions were often based on something I had just pulled off the internet with little understanding of the big picture or a multi-year strategy to help my tree reach its full potential. Susan's course is a really worthwhile investment - it lays out the whole process from start to finish - how to pick a site, the need for soil testing (big surprise there when I got my soil test back and discovered some significant deficiencies) the timing and different strategies for pruning, for protection against diseases -- this is the whole package and then some. The videos are short and informative - they anticipate questions as they arise, the diagrams are very clear and on top of that Susan is a wonderful teacher -- ready to answer particular questions you have as they arise, coach you through anxieties (eg about pruning, over pruning). And this is a resource I can turn to again and again over the years as I help my tree reach its potential. I can't recommend this course highly enough - my only wish is I had started it ten years ago!
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Robert Scott
Coming from an industrial forestry background and then into the urban forestry side, I believed there was only really one way to prune a tree - for height and structure, usually the taller and straighter the better. I thoroughly enjoyed both the w...
Read MoreComing from an industrial forestry background and then into the urban forestry side, I believed there was only really one way to prune a tree - for height and structure, usually the taller and straighter the better. I thoroughly enjoyed both the winter and summer pruning modules because they explained that pruning fruit trees is not done for aesthetics or timber - it's done so to maximise fruit quality and yield, and facilitate harvesting. The organic approach was also ideal, as developing orchards and home fruit tree care ought to be done using integrated pest management, of which a lite version has been introduced here with the use of birds, physical barriers, and good tree care. Overall I am excited by the knowledge this course has given me and I hope to revitalise an urban orchard, as well as potentially try my luck with some (very) hardy apples on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Thank you!
Read LessFantastic course and the captions made it accessible for me.
Ellen Murray
Susan, your course is really great! It's informative, well-structured and fun. I loved the way the Mini Quizzes helped me review the main points all along the way, as did the final quiz at the end. I'm really glad I'll have access to review it ove...
Read MoreSusan, your course is really great! It's informative, well-structured and fun. I loved the way the Mini Quizzes helped me review the main points all along the way, as did the final quiz at the end. I'm really glad I'll have access to review it over the years since there's so much information to absorb. But I also appreciated your final word, to just go out there and do it! Having a hearing impairment, the captions were great and made it possible for me to follow along. They were perfectly timed and flawless--which is rare and was very much appreciated!
Read LessExcellent course!
Carla Giddings
I would highly recommend the Certificate in Fruit Tree Care for anyone wanting to learn about how to select and properly care for fruit trees inn urban environment. The videos are informative and interesting with excellent handouts and resources. ...
Read MoreI would highly recommend the Certificate in Fruit Tree Care for anyone wanting to learn about how to select and properly care for fruit trees inn urban environment. The videos are informative and interesting with excellent handouts and resources. Thank you for designing and offering this fantastic course!
Read LessWell worth the time to take this course
Rosamund Northey
There are definitely a lot of differences between caring for ornamental trees and caring for fruit trees. Because of what I learned in this course, my fruit trees - both established and new - are thriving this year. Taking this course was defini...
Read MoreThere are definitely a lot of differences between caring for ornamental trees and caring for fruit trees. Because of what I learned in this course, my fruit trees - both established and new - are thriving this year. Taking this course was definitely time well-spent. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
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Tim Deibel
Not an "observational" course in which participants simply receive content, this class involves detailed research and development of personal resources to amplify and integrate the learning materials. The result is a useful "toolbox" - literally,...
Read MoreNot an "observational" course in which participants simply receive content, this class involves detailed research and development of personal resources to amplify and integrate the learning materials. The result is a useful "toolbox" - literally, intellectually, and experientially. Accessible, helpful, and motivating. Wonderful.
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Theresa Gart
I’ve learned so much, this course has given me so much enthusiasm to grow more fruit in my suburban yard. Thank you for being so detailed in your explanations!
I’ve learned so much, this course has given me so much enthusiasm to grow more fruit in my suburban yard. Thank you for being so detailed in your explanations!
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Lisa Ferrel
This is a must take class. Pruning fruit trees is very different than pruning landscape trees. This class gives you the knowledge to prune for healthy, productive fruit trees.
This is a must take class. Pruning fruit trees is very different than pruning landscape trees. This class gives you the knowledge to prune for healthy, productive fruit trees.
Read LessA lot of material is covered in this course and it brings you well on your way to care for fruit trees.
Anne Pederson
Fun and engaging material with lots of real life examples. The pace and format of the modules makes it easy to get through. Offering lots of supporting material and notes for download in pdf format makes it easy to revisit after completion.
Fun and engaging material with lots of real life examples. The pace and format of the modules makes it easy to get through. Offering lots of supporting material and notes for download in pdf format makes it easy to revisit after completion.
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