Russ Metge

01/23/2026

Fruiting spurs on apple trees.

01/22/2026

Time to prune fruit trees. You now have access to this free fruit tree pruning course.

This page will introduce you to our online fruit pruning course and the 9 lessons you will need to learn to become a master fruit tree pruner.

11/27/2025

Starting to correct this over grown, neglected apple tree. Poor thing.

When neglected, apple trees will develop a flopped over form. In this video we will correct some of the problems found in this fruit tree. Additional pruning...

11/10/2025

Multi-variety pear tree pruning.

In this video we will prune a multi-variety of pear tree. Count how many clips from start to finish and see the before and after.

03/18/2025

This is the difference between Italian plums and Asian plums. Can you tell the difference?

This is the difference between Italian plums and Japanese plums. The Italian plum tree in the foreground has a more lateral growth pattern with branches growing in every direction. The Japanese plum tree has a more v-shaped pattern with most of the branches growing up at a 45° angle from the trunk.

05/12/2024

Happy Mother's Day!

05/12/2024

The northern lights were awesome last night!

05/11/2024

The Orchard is buzzing right now even though the fruit trees haven't bloomed yet.

We are at the orchard pruning and everything is buzzing. It's important to make sure that there is something blooming at all times so the bees will be health...

05/06/2024

Check out this small orchard we installed in the woods last year. The view is incredible!

In this video I will walk you through a new orchard install complete with irrigation, deer protection, and mulch. We will discuss some of the specifications ...

05/03/2024

Protecting fruit trees from deer.

In this video we will discuss the many options to prevent deer from eating your fruit trees. The best way to protect your trees from deer is to fence each an...

05/01/2024

Will you please like and follow my new page? I will be documenting all of my projects this summer in an orchard in the Rocky Mountains of Western Wyoming. We will cover planting new trees, pest control (deer, gophers, grasshoppers, blister mites, pear leaf slugs, etc.) We're going to hunt for morel mushrooms, make mulch and compost, and install a new solar pump for our new drip system. If any of this is interesting to you please like and subscribe to my new page.

04/30/2024

What do you do when your brother says, "I bought a boat. Can you pick it up for me?" But you still have pruning work to do that day?