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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.<br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">From: lorineb@mindspring.com<br>To: seattletreefruitsociety@hotmail.com<br>Subject: STFS eNews Feb<br>Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 08:55:19 -0800<br><br>
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<div><font size="4"><font face="Calibri" size="3">STFS ENews Updated – Feb
2011</font></font></div>
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<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Hi
<span style=""> </span>to our STFS members and friends
–</font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><i style=""><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Get the Word
out on our next STFS meeting:</font></font></i></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><b style=""><u><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 18pt;"><font face="Calibri">February 12th –
Grafting Workshop & Potluck 9am to 4pm</font></span></u></b></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b>Location:</b> Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 - 52nd Ave
W. Lynnwood, 98036 (Very near Lynnwood Park & Ride)<span style=""> </span>Take Interstate 5 exit 179 (220th St
SW), turn RIGHT on 220<sup>th</sup> <span style=""> </span>go about a ½
<span style=""> </span>mile, then turn
LEFT onto 52<sup>nd</sup> Ave W, go almost a mile, the grange is on <span style=""> </span>your
LEFT. Easy.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b style="">Time:</b> 9am to
4pm</font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="">
</span>9-11:30<span style=""> </span>Grafting Techniques
Class taught by Greg Giuliani, Gil Schieber, and Bill Davis</font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="">
</span>11:30-12<span style="">
</span>Potluck</font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="">
</span>12 – 4pm<span style="">
</span>Hands-On Grafting Workshop: (Greg Giuliani, Gil Schieber, and Bill
Davis), <span style="">
</span><span style="">
</span>Create your own tree!</font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b style=""><span style="">
</span>For Sale at Workshop:</b><span style="">
</span>Rootstock, Scion wood, grafting knives, grafting tape, bands, sealant,
all you <span style="">
</span>need for grafting your own tree!<span style="">
</span>You can bring the items you have or scion wood to graft a special
tree.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri"><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">We really do need scion wood
</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">and now</span><font size="3"> is a great time to cut that scion wood and store it for our Grafting
Workshop Feb 12<sup>th</sup>.<span style=""> </span>You
can contact Laure <span style=""><span class="ecxMsoHyperlink"><u><font color="#0000ff">ljanzen@ix.netcom.com</font></u></span></span><span style=""> </span>as to what varieties you will be
bringing to the Workshop.<span style=""> </span>Call or
email Greg Giuliani <span style=""><span class="ecxMsoHyperlink"><u><font color="#0000ff">dasgoog@hotmail.com</font></u></span></span> if you have any
rootstock question or needs.<span style="">
</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b style="">Vendors </b>– Lowell’s
Tools<span style="">
</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b style="">Tool Sharpening!</b><span style=""> </span>Bring those knives,
scissors, pruners to be sharpened.</font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;">` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
` ` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` </span><span style=""><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""><font size="3"> </font></span></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri"><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 16pt;">Enrollment
is now</span></b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 14pt;">for
the Grafting class Bill Davis is teaching at Edmonds Community College <a href="http://" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.edcc.edu/schedule/</font></a><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>The class meets Mondays from Feb
7<sup>th</sup> to March 4<sup>th</sup>.</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><font size="3"> </font></span></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;">` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
` ` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` </span><span style=""><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""><font size="3"> </font></span></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri"><span style=""></span></font><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Email
Lori for Reservation <a href="http://" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">lorineb@mindspring.com</font></a> <span style=""> </span>to t</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">ake
the STFS bus to Home Orchard Society’s <strong><span style="color: black;">Fruit
Propagation Fair (Scion Exchange)</span></strong><span style="color: black;"> Saturday, March 19th, 11-5 PM at the Clackamas Co.
Fairgrounds, $35 a seat. <span style=""> </span>Email Lori
for Reservation <a href="http://" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">lorineb@mindspring.com</font></a>
<span style=""> </span>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.<span style=""> </span>More
information on the Home Orchard Society’s Fruit Propagation Fair </span><a href="http://" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 204);">www.homeorchardsociety.org/events</span></a></span></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;">` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
` ` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` </span><span style=""><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""><font size="3"> </font></span></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Cloud Mountain Nursery is opening for the season on Tuesday, Feb
1<sup>st</sup>.<span style="">
</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri" size="3">For
fruit and fruit trees that produce in the northern climate here, they are a good
source. </font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Free
Workshops at the Nursery start Saturday, February 5<sup>th</sup>- To see a full
schedule- </font><a href="http://" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri" size="3">2011Workshops</font></a></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri" size="3">February 5th, 10:30am-Noon – Cloud Mt’s <u>Free</u> Workshop
‘Growing Apples and Pears’</font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri" size="3">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 12<sup>th</sup>. </font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;">` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
` ` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` </span><span style=""><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""><font size="3"> </font></span></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 12pt;">For
information on the WSU Bugs and Blights workshops. </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://" target="_blank"><span style=""><font color="#0000ff">http://snohomish.wsu.edu</font></span></a></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 12pt;">
click on calendar (top left ssidebar) or the right
sidebar.</span></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="4"><font face="Calibri"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;">` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
` ` `` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` </span><span style=""><font size="3"> </font></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 24pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><font size="3"><span style=""> </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: black; font-size: 14pt;"></span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"><font size="4">Check
our STFS website calendar.<span style=""> </span>We
really try to keep it updated with all the fruit related info possible.
</font></span><font size="4"><a href="http://" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.seattletreefruitsociety.com/calendar</font></span></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
</span></font></p>
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