LISBON FALLS, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Fedco Trees are offering a tree grafting workshop 9 a.m.–noon March 30 at the UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls.
This hands-on workshop will include discussion and demonstration of the proper techniques for grafting fruit trees, and supplies for each participant to graft a pear tree to take home. Thomas Hoerth, a Southern Maine Community College instructor and retired longtime Bath city arborist, will lead the workshop.
The $55 fee includes all supplies; online registration is required. Class is limited to 20 participants. One MELNA (Maine Landscape and Nursery Association) and three ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) credits are available.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Freeman, 207.353.5550; melissa.freeman@maine.edu.
–University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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