Can anyone help me please we have purchased a pear tree and would like to corden it to grow up a fence etc. but have no idea how to do this. Any help on where i could get information on this would be much appeciated thank you jipgold
There is other online information regarding espalier but this link below is a good starting point. To espalier Pears it does make a difference in whether the tree is a fruiting Pear or an Ornamental Pear as one form is a little easier to train than the other is but both forms are considered to be easier to espalier than an Apple. Although an Apple is not that difficult to train to grow on a trellis or permanently attached to a wall or to a fence. We have two 'Redspire' Ornamental Pears that came to us as being trellised and they work fine but I also have to prune the tops back about three times a year where we are as the multi-branched trees want to grow up high first and then fill in the middles later. We have to force the growth into the middle areas for those trees and to do that we have to stay on top of the taller portions of the tree canopies to see it happen. Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Vines: Jim
Hi Many thanks for replying to my question, we are amateurs at this sort of thing, so it is very helful. We moved to a place in the country in July so have lots of room to try some new things which is lovely. We are in East Yorkshire, wherabouts are you and have you had any fruit off your pears? Have a lovely Xmas and a peaceful New Year. Regards Ann
No, the Redspire's in Fresno have not produced any fruit for the red squirrels to eat this time of year. We do have mini fruit smaller in size of a US penny or a 1 cent Euro coin come off our Bradford Pears which are also an Ornamental Pear. I have 4 fruiting Pears here in my backyard and have a Seckel, a Red Sensation, a Red d'Anjou and a Red Comice that I've had for over 25 years. Here is another link closer to home for you. The information can be applied to a Pear as well. BBC - Gardening - Basics - Grow espalier apple trees Two more links that may come in handy as the links may lead to other information on espalier. The Victory Garden . Know-How: Starting an Espalier | PBS Gardening : Pruning : Espalier Trees : Home & Garden Television Happy Holidays to you as well, Jim
Hi Hope you had a nice holiday, we have had quite a lot of snow here on the 27th and it is still here, looks lovely outside but oh so cold. Anyway many thanks for replying I have printed off the information from one of the links you gave me so it is very useful, we will see how it goes in years to come. Thanks again Ann
