What is Espalier Prunning?

Espalier pruning is a great way to get high yields in small spaces while providing a real piece of living sculpture in your garden. An espalier fruit tree is pruned and trained flat, usually against a wall or fence. This style does take a bit more work and maintenance because you are fighting against the trees natural growth pattern. In a future blog posts we will show you how to start and maintain an espalier fruit tree like the one in the image below.

Espalier Fruit Tree

This method of pruning is advanced and requires a good understanding of fruit tree anatomy and fruit tree biology. The following video will show you how easy espalier pruning can be once a good form has been established.

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