Espalier is a way of training and pruning plants so their branches lie in an orderly and ornamental two-dimensional form. The beauty comes from the tracery of the branches. Espalier is a way to create ...

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 ...

A brick wall, a blank fence, a small garden with no room for a tree: These are all invitations for an espalier. An espalier is a tree or shrub trained to grow in a flat plane, generally against a wall ...

"To a hobby grower, the formal shape of an espalier tree may be the primary reason for choosing the training system," Moran said. Espalier training usually is done in winter when plants are dormant.

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, ...

BE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAY: WELCOME TODAY’S -- TO TODAY’S GROW IT GREEN. WE ARE AT THE BEDROCK GARDENS. I AM JOINED BY - C1 25 YEARS OR SO, 20 YEARS. RAY: IT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF WORK. YOU SAY ...

This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative (and edible) espaliers. (Lee Reich via AP) Espalier is a way ...

There is a bit of ancient Rome and a taste of old Egypt at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at the Patrick Ranch. Espalier, the early horticultural art of pruning and training a tree or shrub ...

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 ...

Espalier is a way of training and pruning plants so their branches lie in an orderly and ornamental two-dimensional form. The beauty comes from the tracery of the branches. Espalier is a way to create ...