Dormant Orchard Pruner

Tasks

• Pruning dormant pear and peach trees, tree training, and sucker removal, peach blossom thinning, dormant tree planting and frost protection activities.
• Follow training instructions based on established company procedures specific to the variety being pruned and tree form desired.
• Dormant work also includes tree training or limb positioning to establish productive tree structure.
• This involves using string, hammer, and nail, or branch spreaders to manipulate branches into desired positions.
• This position also includes the removal of branches that sprout from the trunk of the tree referred to as sucker growth.
• All wood cut during pruning and sucker removal must be positioned in the row middle for future mechanical mulching.
• This position may perform peach flower removal at the onset of bloom in peaches if timing overlaps with dormant pear pruning.
• Blossom thinning is the hand removal of un

Requirements

• Visa required: H-2A

Schedule

• From Dec 3, 2026 to Apr 2, 2027

Pay

• $17.62 per hour

How to apply

• Send applications or questions to the employer

Location

• 643 Beeson Ln. Talent, OR 97540 United States