Espalier & Fan-trained fruit trees

[Steve Bullman]

5 hours ago, Treeation said:

Hi Steve...wondering if you planted up that wall back in 2018? Id be interested as I have just planted up some espaliers along my fence line....be great to hear how you got on with it all

Nope, gardens taken a bit of a back seat for the time being!

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This is also very good. For a broad and in depth coverage of fruit tree growing.

Recommended by a fellow Arbtalker a couple years ago.

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A thread which happened in my absence.

 

I have grown both espalier and fan from scratch. Espalier is fairly easy to manage, fan more tricky but you need a fan for things which won't spur well and are prone to branch dieback. The best espalier I have grown is a pear at our previous house, up the chimney breast, inspired by the ones at East Malling. Two new sets of owners since and both seem to enjoy and maintain it. Should be fairly productive by now I would think.

 

Alec

[htb]

18 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

Nope, gardens taken a bit of a back seat for the time being!

What about the rabbit run in the back garden?  IIRC

[Steve Bullman]

14 minutes ago, htb said:

What about the rabbit run in the back garden?  IIRC

Yep did that project ages ago.

 

 

[htb]

Sorry couldn't remember, looking good.