Rico Montenegro, an arborist from Redding, Calif., was be in Wrangell on Jan. 19 to discuss pruning and planting techniques for fruit trees and orchards.
By GREG KNIGHT
Sentinel writer
Wrangellites with questions regarding how to care for fruit trees and orchards will be able to take part in a discussion next Thursday at the Nolan Center as part of the Wrangell Chautauqua, Celebrating our Heritage series of lectures.
Rico Montenegro, Chief Arborist for the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation will speak at the Nolan Center on Jan. 19 starting at 7 p.m.
Montenegro is also the arborist who will be assisting in planting the fruit tree orchard won last fall through the Communities Take Root program. This trip will be a ‘sneak peek’ for Montenegro who has planted trees in many arid climates, but rarely in climates such as ours.
“Montenegro, has worked with fruit trees for nearly four decades and is an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist,” according to the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, “He has served as an advisor for a number of highly regarded gardening publications, including Sunset Magazine. Montenegro has developed successful fruit tree restoration programs by training volunteers to assist with the rehabilitation of several 100-year old orchards in Northern California and Washington. He is licensed to implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques using cultural, biological and other organic methods. Montenegro has managed several botanical gardens and planted fruit trees in a variety of climates (including South America and Asia).”
In addition to speaking about care of fruit trees, Montenegro will share information about projects that the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation has taken part in on the way to their goal of planting 18 billion fruit trees around the world.
The presentation is free to the public as are all the lectures in the Chautauqua series.
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