[UrbanCropCircle] FW: STFS eNews Feb

[Candace Todd-Robbins]

Here is some info. on a great workshop on grafting fruit trees; these folks are very knowledgeable and it's a great way to get a great fruit tree or 2.

From: lorineb at mindspring.com
To: seattletreefruitsociety at hotmail.com
Subject: STFS eNews Feb
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 08:55:19 -0800










STFS ENews Updated – Feb 
2011

Hi 
 to our STFS members and friends 
–
Get the Word 
out on our next STFS meeting:
February 12th – 
Grafting Workshop & Potluck 9am to 4pm
Location:  Cedar Valley Grange,  20526 - 52nd Ave 
W. Lynnwood, 98036 (Very near Lynnwood Park & Ride)  Take Interstate 5 exit 179 (220th St 
SW), turn RIGHT on 220th       go about a ½ 
     mile, then turn 
LEFT onto 52nd Ave W, go almost a mile, the grange is on        your 
LEFT.  Easy.
Time: 9am to 
4pm
                
9-11:30  Grafting Techniques 
Class taught by Greg Giuliani, Gil Schieber, and Bill Davis
                
11:30-12     
Potluck
                
12 – 4pm    
Hands-On Grafting Workshop: (Greg Giuliani, Gil Schieber, and Bill 
Davis),                                      
                
Create your own tree!
                
For Sale at Workshop:  
Rootstock, Scion wood, grafting knives, grafting tape, bands, sealant, 
all you        
need for grafting your own tree!  
You can bring the items you have or scion wood to graft a special 
tree.
We really do need scion wood 
and now is a great time to cut that scion wood and store it for our Grafting 
Workshop Feb 12th.  You 
can contact Laure ljanzen at ix.netcom.com   as to what varieties you will be 
bringing to the Workshop.  Call or 
email Greg Giuliani dasgoog at hotmail.com if you have any 
rootstock question or needs.    

Vendors – Lowell’s 
Tools        

Tool Sharpening!     Bring those knives, 
scissors, pruners to be sharpened.
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Enrollment 
is now for 
the Grafting class Bill Davis is teaching at Edmonds Community College http://www.edcc.edu/schedule/   The class meets Mondays from Feb 
7th to March 4th. 
 
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Email 
Lori for Reservation lorineb at mindspring.com   to take 
the STFS bus to Home Orchard Society’s Fruit 
Propagation Fair (Scion Exchange) Saturday, March 19th, 11-5 PM at the Clackamas Co. 
Fairgrounds, $35 a seat.  Email Lori 
for Reservation lorineb at mindspring.com 
  We’ll stop on the way down at 
the Raintree event in Onalaska to stretch our legs and hear Sam Benowitz talk on 
the Best Fruit Varieties.  More 
information on the Home Orchard Society’s Fruit Propagation Fair  www.homeorchardsociety.org/events
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Cloud Mountain Nursery is opening for the season on Tuesday, Feb 
1st.   

For 
fruit and fruit trees that produce in the northern climate here, they are a good 
source. 
Free 
Workshops at the Nursery start Saturday, February 5th- To see a full 
schedule- 2011Workshops
February 5th, 10:30am-Noon – Cloud Mt’s Free Workshop 
‘Growing Apples and Pears’
We will 
discuss planting, growing techniques, and pruning of apples & pears. 
Techniques will be covered for pruning newly planted dwarfs to renovating older 
trees you’ve inherited. No registration required. Be prepared to be outside. 
This workshop repeats February 12th and March 12th. 
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For 
information on the WSU Bugs and Blights workshops.  http://snohomish.wsu.edu  
click on calendar (top left ssidebar) or the right 
sidebar.
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Check 
our STFS website calendar.  We 
really try to keep it updated with all the fruit related info possible. 
http://www.seattletreefruitsociety.com/calendar 

  		 	   		  
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