Espalier help (forum)

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


Time: 23rd January 2009 8:05am

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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.

Time: 23rd January 2009 8:25am

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


Time: 23rd January 2009 10:42am

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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.

Time: 23rd January 2009 12:10pm

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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.

Time: 23rd January 2009 12:35pm

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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


Time: 25th January 2009 6:29pm

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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.

Time: 4th June 2009 1:35pm

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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.

Time: 4th June 2009 5:49pm

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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?

Time: 10th June 2009 4:35pm

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