An apple tree is trained along an espalier against a garden wall with a pot with Brugmancia in a garden in Los Angeles. (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times) By Tony Kienitz .

Patrice Hanlon answers your gardening questions every other week. DEAR GARDEN COACH: Thanks for the advice on dormant sprays for fruit trees. I’d like to know when and how to prune espalier ...

Apple trees are the most common fruit tree for espalier growing, and are available in pre-espaliered form for planting. Plant more than one variety for cross pollination, or plant self-pollinating ...

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.

Espaliered Apple at Biltmore Estate By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative ... you can espalier train them. Dwarf trees will bear fruit of average size but on trees that grow just 8 to 12 feet tall.

Knowing how to grow an apple tree means you enjoy success with one of the most popular fruits in the world. Apple trees are grown globally and, as there are thousands of cultivars of cooking, eating, ...

Trees are pruned for many reasons. Often they are practical reasons of how they impact on our lives, such as to ensure a tree ...

Also: Tips on pruning an espaliered apple tree. In general, the technique involves attaching the bird netting to lath or some other material such as doweling at each end and then affixing hooks or ...