It's hard to believe, but I have 4 apple trees in my tiny garden. One of them has been espaliered and the other three are columnar apples. Let me introduce the espalier tree in Part 1.
Here's a photo of my espaliered apple tree earlier this season. I planted this tree about 15 years ago. There was already an espaliered apple in this spot when we moved in but it needed to be replaced. This tree isn't very big but it provides a nice crop of about 12 exceptional apples.
If you're wondering about the odd spiky plants in front, those are garlic bulbs I planted last fall. I'm looking forward to having them turn yellow so I can harvest them and plant some flowers for the summer.
I've always loved seeing trees grown espaliered. Of course I never considered them anything unusual because my father had trained one to the house I lived in as a small child. This photo was taken in the late 1950s when the tree was still young. You can see the young tree between the front windows with a couple guide wire support posts. It grew into a lovely fruiting tree.
If you've never heard of espaliered trees, here are a couple places to learn more:
Stark Brother's How To: https://www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/article/espalier-fruit-trees
River Road Farms in TN. This is a nursery that specialized in espaliered trees. The photos are worth a few minutes. http://www.espaliertrees.com/
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