It is highly rewarding to grow trained fruit trees, but does not come without annual maintenance. However, do not fear reaching for the pruning shears as pruning espalier apple trees need not be ...

The best trees to espalier have long, flexible branches with ornamental flowers or fruits. Fruit trees, like apple and pear, ...

‘Espaliers must be pruned more routinely than pleached trees, so they don't make a full 'green screen', but they do have the advantage of bearing lovely flowers and fruit’, say the experts at Hedges ...

The term espalier refers to the way fruit trees are trained to grow against a wall. It makes the tree easier to prune and the fruit easier to pick. This decorative method was often used ...

My neighbour just planted an apple tree right along our shared fence line. I told him I didn’t want apples falling on my patio and he told me not to worry because it is going to make it an espalier.

Time for these trees to take a bough. Dozens of leafy legends across the five boroughs have been added to the city’s tree ...

Espaliers can also be a significant investment, especially if you buy a partially pre-trained tree. Only certain types of apple and pear trees are suitable to train as espaliers – find out below which ...

Make sure the structure is strong enough to support the tree in crop. Follow our guide to growing an espalier apple tree. To protect your fruit tree from moths that will destroy the fruit and ...

If you’re lucky enough to have a garden in a big city, you learn to accept the fact that while you’re out there, you’re in ...

Cambridge's "Community Grafting Project" revives an old apple tree through art and science in a Gallery 344 exhibition.

Morris Hankinson, Managing Director of Hopes Grove Nurseries, says, ‘If you have trained apple trees such as espaliers or overgrown trees, these can be pruned in the summer until the end of August.’ ...

Visitors will have a chance to taste apples no longer stocked at shops or supermarkets at popular apple event near Andover this weekend.