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Espalier help

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Leah starts with ... i need some advice to set up my espalier trellis for dwarf apples please. i have purchased 4 varieties of dwarf apples on MM102 rootstock from Daleys. is there a reason that many sites recommend only two horizontal wires (why not 3 or 4 or more??). also what happens when you get to the "top"? do you just keep trimming off the vertical shoots? many thanks for your advice Leah	About the Author Leah1 Lower Beechmont, Gold Coast Hinterland 23rd January 2009 8:05am #UserID: 1856 Posts: 7 View All Leah1's Edible Fruit Trees
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Eve says... Some good tips on pruning espaliered apples at the woodbridge nursery site. http://www.woodbridgefruittrees.com.au/html/pruning.html There are other apple articles on the site that may also be of help.	About the Author ACT 23rd January 2009 8:25am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees
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Leah says... thanks eve, but once again the method only uses 2 horizontal wires....is there any reason for this?	About the Author Leah1 Lower Beechmont, Gold Coast Hinterland 23rd January 2009 10:42am #UserID: 1856 Posts: 7 View All Leah1's Edible Fruit Trees
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Bob says... Normally 2 wires is for stability and as a training aid, the branches are not actually strapped to them, rather tied down via string to the nearest wire.	About the Author Perth 23rd January 2009 12:10pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees
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peter says... eve, i had a look at the above link and under their espallier tab they show diagrams with 4 wires. you can also look at www.rarefruit-sa.org.au and follow their espallier tabs.	About the Author peter30001 adelaide 23rd January 2009 12:35pm #UserID: 593 Posts: 293 View All peter30001's Edible Fruit Trees
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Eve says... Yep peter is right the best tips on the woodbridge site are at: http://www.woodbridgefruittrees.com.au/html/espaliers.html	About the Author Canberra 25th January 2009 6:29pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees
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Kath says... I am planning on espaliering apricot/plum/peach & nectarine-this is my first attempt & have been reading the links people have put up. Is it as complicated as it looks or am I just paranoid I won't be able to shape them properly? Are all these trees suitable-I haven't found much on apricots? Thanks for any advice.	About the Author KathK Karnup W.A. 4th June 2009 1:35pm #UserID: 1744 Posts: 187 View All KathK's Edible Fruit Trees
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Jimmy says... www.petercoppin.com runs lessons very cheaply in the Perth hills. Poida describes apricots as the "cats" of the fruit world, when they wanna be your friend they will otherwise not.	About the Author 4th June 2009 5:49pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees
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Jason says... I am also planning on espaliating a variety of dwarf citrus trees along the back of my property as a functional screen. I have recently been reading about Finger Limes and found that dwarf varieties available. Is it possible to espaliate dwarf Finger Limes?	About the Author Jason9 Brisbane 10th June 2009 4:35pm #UserID: 2447 Posts: 1 View All Jason9's Edible Fruit Trees
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Leah starts with ...
i need some advice to set up my espalier trellis for dwarf apples please. i have purchased 4 varieties of dwarf apples on MM102 rootstock from Daleys. is there a reason that many sites recommend only two horizontal wires (why not 3 or 4 or more??). also what happens when you get to the "top"? do you just keep trimming off the vertical shoots?
many thanks for your advice
Leah

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Eve says...
Some good tips on pruning espaliered apples at the woodbridge nursery site.

http://www.woodbridgefruittrees.com.au/html/pruning.html

There are other apple articles on the site that may also be of help.

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Leah says...
thanks eve, but once again the method only uses 2 horizontal wires....is there any reason for this?

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Bob says...
Normally 2 wires is for stability and as a training aid, the branches are not actually strapped to them, rather tied down via string to the nearest wire.

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peter says...
eve,
i had a look at the above link and
under their espallier tab they show diagrams with 4 wires.

you can also look at
www.rarefruit-sa.org.au
and follow their espallier tabs.

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Eve says...
Yep peter is right the best tips on the woodbridge site are at:

http://www.woodbridgefruittrees.com.au/html/espaliers.html

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Kath says...
I am planning on espaliering apricot/plum/peach & nectarine-this is my first attempt & have been reading the links people have put up. Is it as complicated as it looks or am I just paranoid I won't be able to shape them properly? Are all these trees suitable-I haven't found much on apricots? Thanks for any advice.

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Jimmy says...
www.petercoppin.com runs lessons very cheaply in the Perth hills.

Poida describes apricots as the "cats" of the fruit world, when they wanna be your friend they will otherwise not.

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Jason says...
I am also planning on espaliating a variety of dwarf citrus trees along the back of my property as a functional screen. I have recently been reading about Finger Limes and found that dwarf varieties available.

Is it possible to espaliate dwarf Finger Limes?

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