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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 1
Pruning and Caring for Apple Trees
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 2
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 3
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 4
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 5
Pruning Objectives
To train a plant
To maintain plant health
To improve quality of flowers,
fruit, foliage and stems
To control growth
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 6
Two Interrelated Processes
1. Sunlight and carbohydrate
physiology
2. Plant hormone physiology
(plant growth regulators)
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1. Fruit Trees Require Sunlight !!!
Leaves require 30-50%
Fruit need >70%
Fiesta Apple
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Prevent Heavy Shading
Site selection
Tree spacing
Proper limb positioning
Pruning (dormant & Summer)
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 9
Trees Love Sunshine
Eatable landscape
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 10
Apple Blossom State Flower: Arkansas & Michigan
Sekai-Ichi
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 11
Bees Love Sunshine
Mason Bee on plum
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 12
Everybody Loves The Sun
Summer Bellflower
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 13
Prune For Fruit Quality
Increase Light
Better Pollination
Reduce over
cropping
Disease & pest
Control
Frost peach
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 14
“What Makes An Apple Taste Good” (Soluble Solids – Sugars)
Lower in fruit from over-cropped trees.
Higher in well thinned crops.
Higher in fruit taken from sunny parts of tree.
Higher from trees with healthy foliage.
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 15
Apple Scab
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 16
Anthracnose
Canker
[A fungus]
“bull’s-eye-rot” (when on fruit)
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 17
Anthracnose Limb Canker
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 18
2. Plant Growth Regulators (Hormones)
Auxins
Cytokinins
Gibberellins
Ethylene
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Auxins (Produced in vertical
growing tips)
Strong apical dominance
Moves under gravity to roots
Stimulates vertical growth
Restricts lateral shoots
Controlled by pruning and limb bending
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 20
Cytokinins
Produced in roots
Important in cell division and growth
Stimulates growth of laterals after
Auxins have been reduced
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 21
Gibberellins
Produced in seeds and
expanding leaves
Functional in fruit cell
expansion & rate of growth
Can inhibit flower buds and
cause bi-annual fruiting
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 22
Ethylene
Gaseous hormone
Released after injury
Accelerates healing (timing of heavy pruning)
Used to ripen fruit
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 23
Five Elements of Early Training & Care
1. Select rootstock
2. Variety selection
3. Proper planting
4. Early pruning
5. Limb bending [training]
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1. Rootstock (critical)
Adaptability to soils
Early fruiting
Help control tree size
Standard trees are most hardy and vigorous
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2. Variety Selection
Individual growth habit
Differing fruit bearing
pattern
Ultimate tree size
Chill Hours Required
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How Big Will My Tree Grow ?
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 27
Chill Requirement # of hrs. between 32 - 45 degrees F
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Chill Hours temps. < 45 degrees
Apple 700-1800
Apricot 500-600
Cherry 700-800
E. Pear 600-800
A. Pear 400-500
Fig 100-200
E. Plum 800-900
J. Plum 300-500
Peach 600-800
Persimmon 200-400
Kiwi 600-800
Citrus 0
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3. Planting
Warm sunny site
Adequate hole
Tree position in hole
Watering-in
Support
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 30
Support Young Tree
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 31
Serpent Tree
(Apple trees go walking)
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 32
Eye of the Dragon
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 33
Permanent Support
Permanent Support
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 34
4. Early Pruning
Light Pruning
Remove damaged wood
Remove undesirable wood
Select strong scaffold limbs
Good angles and spacing
Head at 3-4 ft. to stimulate
branching as needed
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 35
Notching:
Remove a piece of bark to
produce a limb where needed.
Notching above a lateral bud
in early spring prevents auxin
from reaching the lateral bud,
resulting in a limb.
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 36
Vase-like Form
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 37
Pyramid Form
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 38
Vase-like Form
Spartan apple
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 39
Limb Pattern
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 40
Four Main Limbs
With vertical
separation
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 41
Tight Limb Cluster
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 42
Five Can Get Crowded
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 43
Three are Okay
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 44
Limb Angle
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 45
5. Limb Bending and
Positioning
45-60 degree limb angles (3-5 well spaced)
Apical dominance is reduced
Limb elongation is reduced
Lateral branching is increased
Branches are stiffened
Flower density is increased
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 46
Limb Bending
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 47
Tie-Down
Bowline Knot
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 48
Limb Spreading
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 49
Branch Replacement
2-year old upright
shoot tied down
to 60 degrees for
replacement
branch
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 50
Limb Bending
Sometimes a
heavy fruit
load can be
used to lower
growing tips
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 51
Good Angles & Spacing
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 52
Narrow Weak Angle
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 53
Advanced Decay
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 54
Weepy Branch
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 55
Types of Pruning Cuts
Heading
Thinning
Not safe for pruning
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 56
Definition: Limb v. Branch
Limb – entire appendage all the way
back to the main trunk
Branch – Intermediate appendages
attached to a limb or to other
branches.
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 57
1. Heading Cuts
Control height or Size
Most invigorating type of cut
Reduce apical dominance
Stimulates new shoots
Stiffens the branches
Useful to induce branching at specific
points (especially in young trees)
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 58
Heading of Young Tree
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 59
Heading Older Tree
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 60
Tree Too Tall?
PNW 400
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 61
2. Thinning Cuts
Thin for light penetration, fruit quality
and keep bearing wood young.
A tree maintenance function Removes undesired wood
Shorten limbs
Control amount of growth
Directs growth
Reduce total amount of fruiting wood
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 62
Types of Thinning Cuts
Removal of entire limb to main
trunk
Shorten limb or branch back to a
lateral branch or vigorous bud
Remove strong upright water
sprouts or shoots
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 63
PNW
400
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 64
Pollination
Apples are:
Genetically diverse
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 65
Parts of a Flower
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 66
Apple Pollination Chart
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 67
Apple Truisms Fertilization is necessary to produce seeds. (individually)
Fruit rarely develop without seeds.
Most apples have 5-10 seeds.
With < 3 seeds, an apple will usually drop.
Misshapen or lopsided fruit indicate inadequate pollination.
More seeds = larger the fruit.
Rain, wind, cool weather can inhibit pollination.
>55 degree weather okay -- with enough bees.
Mason Bees will be active sooner than Honey Bees.
Only 2-8 % of apple blossoms need pollination to set full
load of fruit.
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 68
Apple Blossom
King blossom
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 69
Pear Blossoms
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 70
Plum Flowers
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 71
Thinning Fruit
Improve size and quality
Early is better than later Ultimate fruit size is greater
Promotes fruit bud development
for next year
Helps prevent bi-annual fruiting
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 72
Nutrient Sink Interactions
Vegetative sinks Roots, steams, leaves
Fruit are major sinks
Balance vegetative growth and
fruit load (pruning & thinning)
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 73
Fruit are Nutrient Sinks
Liberty apple
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 74
When Should I Prune ?
A
L
W
A
Y
S
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 75
When Should I prune ?
ANYTIME PRUNING
Remove dead, damaged,
diseased
Crowded, weak, low vigor
Interfering, wrong way, and
bottom branches.
Unwanted suckers.
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 76
When Should I Prune
DORMANT PRUNING Best time for heavy pruning
Clear view without leaves
Just Before bud swell is best
Quicker start for healing
Less overall stress
Greatest growth response
Best for restoration of old trees
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 77
Old Tree Restored
Yellow Transparent
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 78
Happy is He
Homestead apple
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 79
Strong Branches
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 80
Same Apple Tree
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 81
Restored by Heading & Grafting
Top-Worked to Liberty
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 82
Bark Grafts on Large Branch Stubs
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 83
Two Restored Apple Trees with
Electric Elk Fence Protection
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 84
Restored Gravenstein
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 85
Aggressive Action Required
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 86
Restored King Apple
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 87
Restored Yellow Transparent
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 88
100 Year Old
Homestead
Apple Tree
(Too fragile to restore)
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 89
Death
Defying
Granddad’s old apple
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 90
Restorable
? ? ? ? ? ?
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 91
What Say You
? ? ?
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 92
The
Planter
(Elderberry)
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 93
Bad News
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 94
What Now ????
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 95
Stimulated Growth
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 96
Before and After
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 97
EC 1005
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 98
Before and After
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 99
Before Pruning
King apple
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 100
After Pruning
Thinning cuts
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 101
When Should I Prune ?
SUMMER PRUNING
For reduced growth response
Top removal in small trees
Remove small unwanted
shoots
Remove water sprouts when
six inches and longer
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 102
When Not Removed
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 103
Getting Started
You know what you want
But how to get there???
A. Start with the obvious
B. Decide how high
C. Remove big wood early
D. Wander and ponder
E. When is enough???
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 104
Pruning Technique
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 105
Healing Process
Callus
growth
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 106
Large Wound
Grafted stump
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 107
Delayed Healing
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 108
Water Hole
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 109
Dental Work
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 110
Large Wounds
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 111
Limb Fractures
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 112
Limb Fracture
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 113
Fracture Repair
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 114
Fracture Repair
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 115
Healing Over
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 116
Complete Blowout
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 117
Preventing Fractures
Prune
Thin
Prop
Prop as a last resort, and only
after the first two fail.
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 118
To Remove Large Limb
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 119
Rip-Tear
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 120
Preserve Limb Collar
Collar
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 121
Zero Ground Clearance
Freedom apple
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 122
Ground Clearance
Lawn mower high
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 123
Orchard Mason Bees
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 124
Honey Bee
will sneak up and over the edge to collect nectar
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 125
Active Bee Block
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 126
Rewards Day Liz Olsen Photo
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4/5/2011 Loyd Collett, Easter Valley Ranch 127
Art by
Carol DeMuth
Toledo, OR