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Pruning and Thinning Training, Scottish Borders

Pruning and Thinning Training, Scottish Borders

21 January 2014, Westruther Village Hall

Rural Development Initiatives in association with Borders Machinery Ring and LFS Ecological Forestry.

This one-day course discusses the reasons for thinning and how to measure the standing volumes of trees to determine how to thin, when to thin, and how many trees to remove. Different types of silvicultural systems will be discussed, as well as the thinning regimes applied to these systems.

The practical pruning workshop will discuss best pruning practice and focus on what, when and how to prune. The course is part classroom-based and part woodland-based and includes practical exercises in which delegates will select trees for thinning and pruning. All equipment is provided.

The course starts from 8.30am at Westruther Village Hall, TD3 6ND

This course is free to Borders Machinery Ring Members, non members may apply dependent on numbers.

For further details and to book:

Contact 01765 609355 or [email protected]

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