@gardendesignmag: The branches of these trees were trained into horizontal rows, mimicking the rai…

The branches of these trees were trained into horizontal rows, mimicking the rails of the fence below.
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@nickmccland shares 3 reasons behind using the espalier technique with fruit-bearing trees:
1. They are easy to train. They take training quite well when they are young and pliable, allowing you to shape them in a variety of forms.
2. They do not grow completely out of the space in which they are intended to stay. Looking back into garden history, espaliers were found inside cloisters, where every inch was very valuable.
3. When you have a flat tree against a wall or fence, it is much easier for the sun to penetrate the foliage, thus ripening fruit that might not have ripened otherwise. The espalier technique is often used in cooler climates where ripening fruit is difficult. See more about trees for the garden at gardendesign.com/trees
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