The Garden Nurseries, Penn Valley, Narberth, Pa. 
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Espalier Trained Dwarf Fruit Trees 
Distinctive .... Practical .... Decorative 
Trained Fruit Trees skould have a place in every garden and we are sure many gardeners 
will welcome our offer of these trees at this time. It is a simple matter to erect a post and wire 
fence to which they may be lightly tied or to a 'wired wall,” which is accomplished by driving 
wall hooks into the wall at intervals of 1 foot each way, leaving 4-5 inches protruding, to which 
the galvanized wires are horizontally attached. The leaders” of the trees are carefully tied to 
the wires by "figure of eight” loops of tarred twine or heavy raffia, which allows limited leeway 
and prevents chafing. 
Grown on the post and wire method, trained fruit trees are very ornamental in the garden 
—indeed they make a useful and artistic wind screen and background to flower beds and borders, 
the blossoms and, later, the highly colored fruit adding further brightness to the border. 
They bear splendid crop of nicely colored, large fruit, without shading or otherwise inter¬ 
fering with the flowers or vegetable crops planted nearby; fruit is easily gathered and trees are 
readily manured and pruned. 
They serve a dual purpose, being both ornamental and useful. In Spring their exquisite 
blossoms add a decorative touch to the early garden display, but our appreciation is greatest 
when they offer us their luscious fruits in the Fall. 
There are good reasons why trained fruit trees should be seen frequently in small gardens 
as well as on large estates, to which they have been mostly restricted in the past. Probably 
the difficulty experienced in finding the proper material has been an influence in preventing the 
use of trained trees, but this difficulty no longer exists and the cost of trees, which have been 
started in either espalier or cordon form, is by no means prohibitive. 
Trained trees enable the owners of small properties to utilize wall space which might 
otherwise be wasted. The side of a building or a board fence may thus be made to produce 
surprisingly large crops of choice apples, pears, peaches, cherries and even nectarines. Only 
three years are required ordinarily for these trees to reach the bearing age and, apart from their 
practical value, they lend a touch of the old world to the garden which is seen all too rarely 
in this country. 
Trained trees should be planted 12 to 15 inches from a wall to allow for fruit development. 
Beware of cheap espalier trees, for if they are offered at materially less than our prices, 
they cannot be dwarfs but are ordinary orchard trees trained, and they cannot be kept down 
to the confined space no matter what you do. 
Dwarf fruit trees for ordinary garden planting away from walls are available at lower 
prices than trained trees. 
Ask for prices of dwarf fruit trees. 
