This photo of an espalier tree, taken at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., shows a typical ''Cordon" design with its vertical trunk and multi-tiered horizontal branches. The lateral shaping ...

There is a bit of ancient Rome and a taste of old Egypt at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at the Patrick Ranch. Butte County MGs are practicing espaliering, the early horticultural art of ...

OSU extension espaliered fruit trees Marc, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.jpg Espaliered fruit trees, usually apples, can be trained in a variety of designs, but are typically supported along straight, horizontal ...

Espaliered apple trees on a terrace in New York City. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Some ...

Espalier — the practice of training trees to grow horizontally along supports — is fun, creative and practical, says Contra Costa Master Gardener Helen Erickson. In fruit trees, the horizontal limbs ...

Have you always dreamed of having a fruit tree laden with citrus, apples or figs but fear you are too limited on space? Or perhaps you have a barren wall or fence that, like a blank canvas, is ...

Until I read Alice Thorson’s Q+A on with Cody Hogan, I’d never heard the gardening term “espalier,” which is pronounced es-pal-YAY by French gardeners and es-PAL-yer by Americans. Upon combing The ...

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, ...