Fan-Trained Peach ‘Duke of York’
I purchased this tree as a bare-root, part-trained fan, on February 23rd 2020 to grow against the south-east facing wall of my unheated lean-to … read more
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Dealing with Mussel Scale infestations on an apple tree
One of my apples (a triple cordon ‘Fiesta’) has suffered for a few years with infestations of Mussel Scale (Lepidosaphes ulmi). You can see them attached to … read more
How to create quality wire supports for walls and fences
A traditional starting point for training climbers on walls and fences is a system of tensioned horizontal wires. Ideally these wires should provide a … read more
Late season apples
In my garden I have tried to include fruit varieties that extend the season as widely as possible. This is the first year that … read more
Trained Fig and Pear – training update
I’ve just updated the following posts. Just over a year after initial planting, these fans were ready for their summer pruning and training session. You … read more
Trained fruit at West Dean Gardens
Edwardian Gardening GeniusThe walled gardens at West Dean contain some of the finest examples of fruit training in the British Isles. Free-standing trained forms … read more
Fan Trained Fig – Brown Turkey
Unfortunately, I had to remove the fan trained plum that grew in this spot for the last five years. Although it was magnificent and … read more
Step-over apple Beauty of Bath
A six year old step-over Beauty of Bath apple trained along a narrow bed under a window at the front of my house – just coming into flower in late April. The basic form is just two horizontal branches trained outwards, then pruned for fruiting spurs.
Fan Trained Pear
INTRODUCTION2015 planting and training △ Fan-trained pear ‘Concorde’, three years after planting In this post I document my experience of planting, training and managing … read more
Sunset Apple – 4 tier espalier
This is the most successful trained fruit tree in my garden: A four tier espaliered apple that looks good all year round.
An Enigmatic Apple
This apple tree is a bit of a curiosity. [Update: mystery solved – see end of post] The label from the nursery said “Discovery”. I … read more