UNION — Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is offering a hands-on workshop to teach pruning apple trees on Saturday, March 30, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at Vose Library in Union.

Cheryl Denz, owner and operator of Terra Optima Farm and Landscaping in Appleton, will teach pruning techniques needed to keep your trees productive.

“Whether you have a small home orchard or one old tree that feeds the deer, this workshop will teach you the basic pruning techniques needed to keep your trees alive – and bearing fruit,” said SWCD, in a news release.

Prior registration is required by Tuesday, March 26. Dress appropriately for the weather and please bring any pruning tools you may have (pruners, loppers, handsaw). A limited number of additional tools will be available.

In the event of cancellation for really bad weather, SWCD will get in touch by email by 9 a.m. the day of the workshop.

The registration fee is: $20/individual; $35/2 members of one household.

To register, go to Knox-Lincoln SWCD’s website: https://www.knox-lincoln.org/events-workshops. For more information, please call 596-2040 or email julie@knox-lincoln.org.