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Your Course: A Guided Tour
Create Your Own Orchard: A Course Introduction Exercise
Module 1: Researching Your Fruit Tree

101: Why Research Your Tree?
Mini Quiz 101
102: Planting Locations
Mini Quiz 102
103: Varieties
Fruit Tree Nursery List Spreadsheet Canada/US
Mini Quiz 103
104: Climate Zones and Hardiness
Mini Quiz 104
105: Disease Resistance
Mini Quiz 105
106: Root Stock and Mature Tree Size
Mini Quiz 106
107: Pollination
Mini Quiz 107
108: Staggering the Harvest
Mini Quiz 108
109: Fruit Uses, Heirloom Trees, and Native Trees
Mini Quiz 109
Growing Urban Orchards eBook (Choosing Your Tree)
Module #2: Planting and Young Tree Care

201: Planting Bare Root and Potted Trees
Mini Quiz 201
Case Study: Your First Pruning Cut
202: Caring for Young Trees
Mini Quiz 202
203: Thinning the Fruit
Preparing Your Trees for Winter PDF
Mini Quiz 203
Planting Your Bare Root Tree PDF
Growing Urban Orchards eBook (Planting and Young Tree Care)
Module 3: Winter and Summer Pruning

301: Why Prune Fruit Trees?
Mini Quiz 301
302: Winter vs. Summer Pruning
Mini Quiz 302
When to Prune Fruit Trees eBook
303: Buds as a Blueprint For Pruning
Mini Quiz 303
304: Branches and Ideal Tree Shape
Mini Quiz 304
305: Winter Pruning in Five Easy Steps
Mini Quiz 305
306: Pruning Cuts
Mini Quiz 306
307: Summer Pruning and Pruning Out Disease
Mini Quiz 307
308: What Does Good Air Circulation Look Like?
309: The 25% Rule
Mini Quiz 309
Growing Urban Orchards eBook (Pruning)
Top 5 Fruit Tree Pruning Tools eBook
Bonus: Growing and Pruning Lemon Trees (Even in Temperate Climates)
Bonus: Pruning a Multi Graft Tree
Module 4: Preventing Pests & Disease

401: Why Protect Fruit Trees?
402: Orchard Polyculture Design
Mini Quiz 402
Polyculture Design eBook
403: Good Tree Care Habits
Mini Quiz 403
404: Organic Sprays and Your Trees
Mini Quiz 404
How-To: Alternative Dormant Sprays
405: Identifying and Pruning Out Disease
Mini Quiz 405
406: Using Sticky Traps
How-To: A Sticky Trap Guide
Pest and Disease Mini eBook
Growing Urban Orchards eBook (Preventing Pests and Disease)
Fruit Tree Recommendation Sheet
Module 5: Soil and Nutrition Management

501: Assessing Your Soil
Mini Quiz 501
502: Soil Toxin Testing
Mini Quiz 502
503: Soil Fertility Testing
Mini Quiz 503
504: Taking a Soil Sample
Mini Quiz 504
505: Amending Your Soil
Mini Quiz 505
506: Green Manure
Mini Quiz 506
507: Mulching Your Tree
Mini Quiz 507
508: Evaluating Nitrogen Needs
Interpreting Your Soil Test eBook
Growing Urban Orchards eBook (Feeding Your Trees)
Extra Resources: Soil Testing Guide
Mini Quiz 508
Module 6: Final Assessment and Review

Final Quiz
A Quick Review
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Module 1: Researching Your Fruit Tree

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