Espalier for Beginners: Growing Fruit Trees in Small Spaces (EPS #80)

In this fruit tree podcast, Ron Perry, author of Espalier Fruit Gardens in Northern Climates: Creating Fruit Trees as Art explains what espalier fruit trees are and the secrets of growing them successfully.

The interview is on The Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast with host, Susan Poizner, of the fruit tree care training website OrchardPeople.com.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction
01:03 What is espalier?
02:18 How productive are espalier fruit trees?
03:31 How poor rootstock choice can affect your espalier planting
05:08 Common espalier designs
06:38 Apple trees that don't leaf out early
07:37 Forcing a reluctant apple espalier into fruiting
10:41 Choosing an apple variety for espalier
12:06 Espalier in Canada
13:39 Espalier apple trees and tip bearing cultivars
18:41 Micro-irrigation and fruit trees
21:06 Lorette system of espalier pruning
25:20 Creating espalier without a fence
26:38 Tying down branches to increase productivity
30:49 Commercial break
31:12 Show recap
33:37 Trellises for fences for espalier
36:49 Distances between trees in espalier plantings
37:27 How many apples can each espalier tree produce?
38:09 Espalier fruit tree pruning and care
40:31 Water sprouts and espalier fruit trees
41:54 Grafting onto espalier fruit trees
43:11 The best way to restore a broken espalier branch
44:16 Training an established young tree into espalier
51:10 About Ron's espalier fruit tree book

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