If you’re in the market for an apple or pear tree this spring, consider buying an espaliered tree. Espalier is a form of pruning where a tree is trained to grow flat, usually against a wall or fence.

Espalier apple trees border the pickleball court in John and Karin Morris’ English-inspired garden in Tacoma, Washington. Janet Jensen Tacoma News Tribune To all gardeners: I’ve mentioned before a ...

If you’d love to grow fruit trees but think you don’t have the space, think again. You don’t need an orchard or even a large backyard to enjoy garden-picked fruit. Instead, use a method perfected by ...

When traveling in France and England, I have often admired the fruit trees that have been pruned and trained to stay low and follow a wall or building. Their branches, like the extended arms of a ...

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 (ess-PAL-yay) is a horticultural art form of careful pruning and training of a woody plant as a means of adding a structural focal point to an area of a garden. These are living sculptures ...

When thinking about growing backyard fruit trees, most folks consider whether they have enough space. Espalier is a French word adapted from Italian which means "to rest the shoulder on." This ...

Maile Arnold's exuberant garden sprawls over a sunny 2 acres in Sebastopol, so you might expect this landscape designer to know little about the space constraints of the urbanite. Her 18 varieties of ...

POOR espalier. Somehow this no-nonsense, salt-of-the-earth gardening technique acquired a hopelessly frilly name. Espalier summons to mind the kind of highbrow, highfalutin style of gardening demanded ...

The new buzz coming from the Urban Ag movement has many gardeners looking for ways to increase their production. Some are contemplating “movin’ on up” to espalier. Espalier (es-PAL-yay) is a centuries ...