General Course Schedule

Typical schedule for both weeks are below. A graduation dinner for the first week of class is held on Thursday evening at the Buckhorn Restaurant in Winters, CA. We provide transportation for all travel during the course. A more detailed and specific schedule will be sent to registered participants closer to the course each year.

Week 1: University of California, Davis | Week 2: Field Tour

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Registration	Quiz	Quiz	Quiz	Quiz
Lecture Course introduction & the basics of how trees work Bearing habits Hands on exercise: Bearing habits How trees grow & what determines architecture	Lecture Dormancy, chill requirements & rest breaking Pollination & flower structure Hands on exercise: Dissection of flowers & fruits Root physiology and growth	Lecture Why is California a good place to grow tree fruits and nuts? Tree water use & irrigation	Lecture Tree nutrient use and fertilization Fruit growth & development	Lecture Nuts Maturity, Fresh fruit Maturity and Maturity Indexes Maturity Indexes Demonstration Nut (Pistachio, Walnut, & Almond) and Fresh Fruits Harvest & Postharvest Handling
Lunch provided	Lunch provided	Lunch provided	Lunch provided	Lunch provided
Lecture Training Young Trees Field laboratory exercise Pruning/early tree training	Lecture Training Mature Trees Field laboratory exercise Pruning for production	Tree Water Use continued Hands on exercise Measuring tree water stress Field trip Root stress plots and Water stress plots Foundation Plant Services	Lecture: Fruit thinning Field trip: Wolfskill Experimental Orchard & surrounding area	Lecture Fruit preparation for consumers Integration of all pieces of the tree puzzle: growth, architecture, cropping & management
Dinner on your own	Dinner on your own	Dinner on your own	Graduation & Dinner at the Buckhorn in Winters	Dinner on your own

Week 2: Field Tour | Week 1: University of California, Davis

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Fruit & nut tree agriculture in Northern California Morning at Nickels Soil Laboratory in Arbuckle. Afternoon visit to walnut orchard & packing house. Water use experiments	Fruit & nut tree agriculture in the Central Valley Visit innovative pear, apple, almond, and fig orchards, organic fruit & nut growers	UC Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center View UC research demonstrations Packing house Cherry orchards	Central California nurseries Visit breeding programs, and nurseries

Accommodations in Davis & Dinner on your own	Accommodations in Selma, CA included Dinner on your own	Accommodations in Selma, CA Group dinner	Return to Davis in the evening

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