ESPALIER WALLS AND TRELLISES 



venting the deep rooting of the long tap-root, and 

 encouraging the formation of numerous clusters of 

 short feeding roots is of next importance. Then 

 comes the later work of branch pruning cutting 

 back each branch to form about three fruit spurs, 

 and the training against the supporting trellis. 

 These trellises, which may be formed of decorative 

 lattice, for screening the service yard, or of long 

 stretches of metal frame work extending in rows 

 across the garden, are about six feet high when built 

 in the best form. The highest branch of the dwarf 

 tree is never allowed to extend above the top of the 

 trellis, but is pruned severely back to keep all the 

 trees uniform along the trellis row. For the best 

 shape of espalier apple trees, planted in long, 

 parallel rows (and making the garden a veritable 

 place of enchantment when grown in quantities), the 

 little trees are planted twelve feet apart along the 

 trellises. Then each tree spreads out six feet on 

 each side of the main trunk, and six feet high, and 

 with careful pruning this uniform spread with each 

 compact tree reaching out to touch the trellis-tied 

 branches of its neighbor, is formed of masses of fruit 

 spurs. 



In the blossoming season, when the numerous 

 thrifty fruit spurs contain well-developed blossoms, 

 and again in the time of fruiting, when the long 



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