Most trees with long, flexible branches, such as apple, cherry, fig, peach, pear, plum and quince lend themselves nicely to ...

Walls protect the trees from high winds, and often reflect sunshine and heat to hasten ripening. I was delighted to find an espalier apple tree for sale at Gardeners Supply Company in Lebanon, New ...

Espalier is the horticultural art of pruning and training a tree or shrub to grow flat against a support, creating a living sculpture.

Training apples, figs or other fruit trees to grow in cross-T shapes in tight spaces sounds difficult, but the combinations and benefits of espaliers abound.

Walls protect the trees from high winds, and often reflect sunshine and heat to hasten ripening. I was delighted to find an espalier apple tree for sale at Gardeners Supply Company in Lebanon, N.H.

Espalier design is an ancient pruning practice that fashions fruit trees, vines or flowering shrubs into artistic, two-dimensional forms. This lateral shaping makes it easier to harvest and mow ...

Espalier Apple Tree, with eating apples, trained across the brickwall of a Kitchen Garden ...

The practice of espalier was used in the old world to conserve space in small orchards and gardens. George Washington’s kitchen garden at Mount Vernon featured espaliered peach and apricot trees.

Are mushrooms growing under your bed? This book suggests you might want them to Plus, consider the practice of espalier to help you grow fruit trees.

Which trees are good for espalier? Most trees with long, flexible branches, such as apple, cherry, fig, peach, pear, plum and quince lend themselves nicely to the espalier method.