Espalier - The art of training a tree into a flat, spreading growth pattern

**The Outdoorsman** · 07-20-2012, 10:41 AM

I was reading through some of my mom's old gardening and pruning books, there is a page on Espalier.
Was wondering if anyone else has heard of this or has one going?
Here is a quick description from a website, I will try and find the books I speak of and post some better info.

Feel free to post pictures or info.

Espalier: "

Planting and training a tree to grow artfully against a wall is called espalier, a French word that originally referred to a trellis, but that now also refers to the art of training the tree into a flat, spreading growth pattern. Always a show-stopper, an espaliered tree may be small or large enough to cover a garden wall. Cat Reynolds, www.ehow.com"

Read more: The Art of Planting a Tree to Grow Up a Wall | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/way_5838582_art-...#ixzz21BHYtGcd

**dank smoker420** · 07-20-2012, 04:07 PM

that is pretty crazy looking

**dubekoms** · 07-20-2012, 05:07 PM

That's sick!If you can dig up any more info it would be very much appreciated.

**dannyboy602** · 07-20-2012, 05:08 PM

all the pix shown are all rose family things...pretty ez to espalier. you can butcher them and they just keep coming back...it's probably my favorite family in the plant kingdom

**The Outdoorsman** · 07-20-2012, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by dubekoms

That's sick!If you can dig up any more info it would be very much appreciated.

Will do bro, just need to find that book first...

**The Outdoorsman** · 07-20-2012, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by dannyboy602

all the pix shown are all rose family things...pretty ez to espalier. you can butcher them and they just keep coming back...it's probably my favorite family in the plant kingdom

Learn something new everyday, I had no idea all the fruits that are part the rose family...

**seriouswhimsy** · 07-26-2012, 10:40 AM

That's an amazingly cool cat picture, dannyboy!

Hi...I'm brand new to the site, I've been growing outdoors for several years. This topic caught my eye because just this morning I began setting up trellises for a couple of my girls. The espalier is what I'm envisioning. Will post pictures if I have success!

**seriouswhimsy** · 07-26-2012, 10:43 AM

"Stranger?"! Now, there's a welcome.

-workin' on my signature, seriouswhimsy

**wristychronicles** · 07-26-2012, 11:41 AM

Some/most/all? of those appear to be apple trees, I have some nice grafted cultivars trained flat (honeycrisp,jonagold,elstar,gala,golden delicious,and so on). You can even buy them that way, although wheres the fun in that.