Friday, January 4, 2013

Espalier pruning

It is time to prune our 15 tree apple and pear espalier.  Over the years I had let the top grow but this year decided to cut back the top to make a smoother edge.  We planted this assemblage of trees about 12 years ago.  It produces apples well and in fact we are still eating and cooking with some saved from last year.  Top photo is the "before pruning" picture.


Next photo is the "after pruning" picture.


The next photo shows me spraying the trimmed trees with a wettable sulfur spray (for fungal diseases).

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