Gerd Grossmann, Wolf-Dietmar Wackwitz
Espalier fruit
This book presents espalier fruit cultivation as a practical means of fruit production on the one hand, and as a decorative element on the other. Accordingly, the book contains a detailed presentation of how fruit trees and shrubs can be trained, from apples and black and red currants to vines and actinidias. The individual working steps are described exactly, while for every species details are given of the specific requirements, together with training, pruning, maintenance, information on important pests and diseases, and also the selection of espalier cultivars.
Espalier fruit
This book presents espalier fruit cultivation as a practical means of fruit production on the one hand, and as a decorative element on the other. Accordingly, the book contains a detailed presentation of how fruit trees and shrubs can be trained, from apples and black and red currants to vines and actinidias. The individual working steps are described exactly, while for every species details are given of the specific requirements, together with training, pruning, maintenance, information on important pests and diseases, and also the selection of espalier cultivars.