Nick Maclaren wrote:
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Dwayne wrote:
That is scarcely necessary in the UK! I know that the USA isn't
known for its apples, but the UK is, and here you don't need
university-level knowledge, let alone a specialist university.
Pruning apples is not an unusual skill here.

I guess that is one of the major differences between us. We have
many colleges here that teach agriculture, part of which includes
growing and caring for fruit trees, grapes, etc. I guess that is
why a lot of students from England come over here to further their
education in agriculture.

A friendly piece of advice: before you try that sort of put-down,
check up on your facts. You could start by a quick Web search on
Rothamsted, East Malling, Long Ashton and NIAB. But that isn't the
point. There could well be a million people in the UK who are fairly
competent at the pruning of apple trees, though it is probably only
a hundred thousand - and we have a quarter of your population.
[...]

Interesting, though. I wonder what UK students can pick up in the States
that would be relevant to home conditions. I suppose post-grad work on
agri-botany, chemicals, arid lands studies, stuff like that. Certainly
not pruning! I believe Kew and RHS are the world-beaters for training on
that sort of thing.

--
Mike.