Midcoast Conservancy will host a wild apple pruning workshop, Monday, April 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. (April 18 is the rain date) at Trout Brook Preserve in Alna. Liz Stanley, from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties, coordinates home and school horticulture programs and will be offering this workshop.

Learn how to renovate backyard or field apple trees to improve overall health and fruit production, enhance wildlife habitat, and their appearance in the landscape. We'll cover the growth habits of apples, the types of cuts to open and shape them for maximum sunlight, different types of hand tools, and how to use them safely.

Please bring water, gloves and eye protection. If possible, bring your favorite hand saw, hand pruner, loppers, and/or pole pruner. Please write your name on your tools. Be prepared for insects including ticks.

Meet at the Trout Brook parking area a little before 2 p.m. so we can get started on time.

For more information, contact Midcoast Conservancy at (207) 389-5150 or news@midcoastconservancy.org