Grow Fruit Trees in a Small Space
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- In this video I am going to show you step by step how to grow fruit trees in a small space. I will make espalier very easy for you. I grew two fruit trees in a small space and now I will show you how to do it and I start even more small apple trees.
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A few years ago, I put in a living "fence" of espaliered apples to serve as a boundary for my raised bed veggie garden. We put in fence posts (1 at each end of the row of trees and one between each tree), strung 3 wires between the posts, and trained the apples as you did against your house. Last summer, they finally made it to the top and grew along the top wire! I love the old world charm of espalier.
I am thinking about the same thing. I recently took a fruit tree grafting workshop from a prominent local grower, and came home with 5 grafted apple trees (I wasn’t expecting!). If they survive my novice efforts to graft, I think I’ll try espalier around the vegetable garden as a living fence.
Great idea about the foot level It would make a beautiful and functional plant bed border
Great video. A couple of thoughts:
1. I suggest caulking around the eye bolts into the house to keep water out of the house wall!
2. There is another consideration with planting that close to the foundation. The irrigation can cause the soil there to expand each watering, and then contract, especially with "expansive soils" (like I have in north Orange County CA). This can cause the foundation to shift and cause cracks in the drywall, especially around doors. It can also cause doorways to shift with the doors not working well. (Don't ask how I found out about this!) With your 2 foot deep foundation, it's probably not an issue, but more typical "tract home" foundation slabs likely are more susceptible.
Those are really good considerations, especially the foundation issue!!!
I just purchased two apple trees and wish to train them to a trellis over a pathway. I like the way you tie these. I am experimenting with 5 Gingko as a fence - wish me luck! Gingko leaves are so magical.
Thank you for this demonstration! It makes espalier seem simple and makes me feel like I could do this, as I’ve always wanted to try it! Just really beginning my garden and orchard this year and I’m going to do it!
You can do it!
Maybe I missed it, but do I have to buy a special size tree? Like dwarf, semi-dwarf? I am loving this idea and am imaging all of the places I could do it.
Helps but you don't have to
Thanks for this informative video I really appreciate this knowledge! I live in Ohio and I think my choices of fruit trees would be limited but even being able to grow apples and cherry trees would be a blessing ! God bless 🙏🙋🏻
FASCINATING INFORMATION BRIAN. YALLS PLACE IS GOING TO BE EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL. LOVE YALL ❤ THANK YOU ❤ 😊
Our pleasure! Thank u Melinda
Awesome! I’m so going to try this. THANK YOU 🙏
LOVE the latest espalier tree video. Question tho…..does it matter what size tree if I’m wanting to grow/train trees that way? Like should I aim for dwarfs or standards or doesn’t really matter bc I’m pruning?
Always wanted to grow fruit but didn't want a big tree since I already have 5 oaks tall as a two story buildings taking over most of my land already! I also love the step over idea. It should keep my small dog out of the garden without a fence!! Thank you for your videos!!!
You're welcome
Thank you very informative l’ve just espaliered a Myer lemon tree,it was fruiting and still is. Not a lot of room,as l’ve just had a extension put on the house 12 m x 12 m , so l only have fences to use as garden. It’s coming into winter here,so l have plenty of time to plan for spring. I live in southern Australia.
Thank you for making this so approachable! I've always loved this look but was intimidated to try. You're an excellent teacher and after watching this, I'm going to just do it! ❤
Thank you! You can do it!
You are fantastic for explaining all this !!
Thank you!
Thank you so much. This has got my wheels turning about using my fence line😊
Loved this video as I’ve always wanted to do this but didn’t know how. I hope you do the video of the one as a fence as that’s what I’m looking to do. Thanks for all the great advice you give.
Thank you, Brian!!! ❤ You made it look easy. One thing I love about espaliered trees is they do not require a ladder or falling off one because the ground gave away. 😄 So much easier to maintain and prune too. Apple roots tend to have a tap root then feeder roots that spread out so there won't be much destruction to a foundation. Its your maples and nut trees that are so destructive to foundations.
So true!
Thank you so much for this video! I have a 9 foot tall redwood fence that runs the width of my (track home) property. I’m hoping to put espaliers to cover all of it! Now I think I can do it!
Looking forward to trying this method of growing fruit trees. Thanks for sharing this with all of us.
I didn’t catch if they are standard or dwarf or if it matters. If learned so much from you Brian, thank you very much
This was an awesome video. I rent so I can't do this but it was still very interesting to know how it's done. I always wondered if it hurt the tree somehow to do this, but I see now that it's just like a haircut for the tree. Shaping it how you like.
Great vlog. Love espalier trees.
I might actually give this a try against one of my fences :) thx for the video. Much appreciated.
Go for it!
I have a 4’ full sun chain link fence area that would look so beautiful with this done to it! Thanks for taking the mystery out of how to do it! I marveled at the wall at the old place
You are so welcome!
This is inspiring for sure! You do make this seem easy and doable. I also never heard of step-over apples. That is really cool! Hmm. Something to think about! Thanks, Brian!
Thank you, this is very helpful and inspiring me to give it a try.
Very cool and beautiful process! Bravo!
Thank you very much!
Thank you sir!!! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. God bless you and yours
You are very welcome
@@NextLevelGardening , please keep it up, sir. We need it. Blessings
Thank you for making it look easy. I have always wanted to try this. We have a space behind our garage that I think would be perfect.
Wow.. fascinating. Thank you. 🍃🌸🍃
This is very timely. I just tore out my full size 50 foot apple trees. I still want to grow some apples.
Very interesting. I will be curious to see these grow and see what fruit you get from them. I haven’t seen your other videos about this subject, wasn’t following you then, but I could go back and find them.
Amazing! I have to try this.
Great video. Thanks. I just espaliered an apple tree at the corner of my house. Hope to bend it around the corner! 😊
So painful to me to see all of that cut off. I know it can be done, it just scares me. Lol I haven't pruned by bareroot tree I put in this year. I figured in the fall I will give it a try. Also going to prune my Dad's old tree to see if I can bring life back to them.
Thank you for sharing this!
My pleasure!
Thanks. I love your videos, they’re so packed with good information. 👍🏻😎
I loved learning this method. I think my dog would love to have the two branches ground level. We have 4 apple trees, tree style. Our dog jumps vertically to grab branches to shake off apples for his snacking. I’ve watched deer stand on their hind legs to grab top apples. With 4 trees we seem to get enough. I love apples. I think this method looks amazingly artistic. Thank you for sharing.
Lol. You're welcome
Thanks for this, we have a fence we took down that still has metal poles and horizontal rails, I tried to do berries but it is too sunny for them, this is probably going to up my fruit game considerably and add a wonderful fence row!
Love this video! Thanks Brian!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so very much for the lesson! I will try it!!!
Thank You, Your explanations are at another level indeed, full of details like no many other. Already subscribed. Ciao
Thank you Brian. That was every interesting! 🌷💚🙃
Wow! Excellent video, thanks so much for doing this. Now, I feel I'm on a mission, and I appreciate your reintroducing that word and pronunciation:)
More information on pruning the older espalier tree please
This has the added bonus of increasing fruit yield per branch because horizontal branches are much more likely to fruit than verticals. I've actually been weighting down some of the branches on my little Pink Lady apple even though it's not espaliered as per Scott Head on the Black Gumbo Gardening channel.
Yes! I was upset that I didn't mention that
this is great news (roots and foundation). thanks! 🤍🕊
Espalier! I do a free form "espalier" since I lack the patience.😂
Ours are against a fence line not house. Looks lovely. Doesn’t produce a ton.
Thank you Brian! Great video and explanation!
Great tutorial! Thank you!!
Very interesting. I want to try it. Can you do it in a large pot?
Yes you can!
@@NextLevelGardening would u want to put holes in pot to air prune roots or ot necessary 4 espalierd trees?
Thank you!
You're welcome!
As always what a great lesson. Always wanted to do this, now I feel capable!!! When I buy a fruit tree I will find a place to do this!!! Thank you!
Wayyyyy cool! This is awesome! New project and dream!!! :) And the "step over apple trees"??!! Never heard of or seen that and that is also a new project and dream! How awesome! :) Wonder, could you use a chain link fence and cover or would the issues with rubbing be too much?
Yes you could
Lovely and how do you keep the squirrels away?
Learning a lot! Thank you. Started looking at flowers but I'm afraid some might be toxic for dogs. Is this something you could address in a future video?? I know they're not supposed to eat them, but I also know they're going to anyway
This is really cool!❤
Thank you
I’ve never heard of this before! Neat.
Interesting, and again some great timing. We are now throwing around the thought of planting three fruit trees espalier style. Problem is we do not have an available South wall to do it with. So it will be this fall (most likely) before we make that decision. As always, Thank You for another informative video!
Great! You don't need a wall however!
@@NextLevelGardening Thank You for the reply. We wanted to plant one apple tree. However it does not appear that there are any self pollinating apple trees. So maybe skipping that and only planting a peach and pear tree?
@@aileensmith3062 apricot trees can b self pollinating
@@lyndelgado6138 Thank You and now looking at the possibility of maybe an Early Gold Apricot Tree!
So helpful, thank you. I've learned more from this video than others I've watched about espaliers. Any pointers for trees that are slightly more mature? I feel like I should have cut mine shorter in height when they were younger and now I'm worried about cutting them back too much.
Thank you 👩👧🙏
Great video thanks!!
You're welcome!
Excellent! I think I can do this!
Step-over apple trees! SO cool! 😊
Careful not to shade out that side of the house too much as that can lead to mold
That's probably true in a humid climate but definitely not in a dry climate on a south facing wall...but good point
I have two cherry trees I am espaliering on the fence. I am doing a fan shape.
Happy Easter to you and your family!
Thank you. You too!
Thanks for the great info! I have an old neglected pomegranite tree that's leaning too far forward so I've been taking some back branches & espaliering them to my fence while I remove the front leaning branches a bit each year. Hopefully over time I'll have a much nicer looking tree with much easier to access fruit!
Will the trees damage the foundation to the house what best type of trees to plant grated lime lemons avocado s
nice!
Great video but I was waiting for you to show us how to do a free standing tree
Great info.
Great video thanks
That's amazing
I have an apricot, nectarine, and a peach tree. The issue I have is that they have an issue with aphids. I added the apricot to the group after moving in. Can you explained the aphid ant relationship and how to control one in order to control both.. thanx for all u provide.
So I’ve been very inspired by this and have been thinking all week of ways to utilize things that get big, like avocado, into my smaller space. Do you think one could espalier an avocado tree(s)?
Came here looking for this answer!
I would think that the constant watering would do more to a foundation than roots would
Will the roots cause any problems to the foundation in the future when theyre bigger?
That was great. I've never trained fruit trees like that before but I am going to give it a go. Does it work with all types of fruit tree?
That was great. How to you paint the house?
Is there such a thing as too much sun for fruit trees? In Zone 10a, inland Encinitas, we can get temps in the 90s in the summer. We have a long south-facing fence line (>75 feet) and it would be so fun to cover it with espaliered fruit trees, but I’d hate for them to get scorched.
A W E S O M E !!!
Great video! I have a south facing wall that I would love to have some espalier almond trees. Is this possible to do with almond trees? Not much info online. Thanks 😎
Another commenter said maple n nut tree roots were more damagi g 2 foundatuons than apple tree roots which have a main tap root then smaller feeder roots. He might regret planting tbat fig next 2 house 2. Hope not.
So, do you keep the fruiting/vertical branches always trimmed to about 5”?
Will there be a separate video for when you espalier as a free standing fence?
Can’t find a definitive answer, so since this is tree related, fertilize, or not when first planting citrus into a pot?
Yes 5". For citrus... you can feed 1/2 strength right at planting time
Hi How many hours of sun is needed ? Thanks for all the inspiration!
With some of the clippings you cut off can they be rooted too?
Tree cuttings can't be rooted. Some of them can be used for grafting on other trees. But the grafting job is a whole other complicated matter. :)
@@blackswan1900
Thanks for that, learning every day😊
Grafting is not complicated. It just looks like 'magic'!
Years ago I gave a grafting class, with everyone getting a chance to graft their own fruit tree, all during one lunch-hour at work!
(And I'm a software engineer, NOT a horticulturist. Just amature fruit grower.)
Going to do this! Brian I would like to do a pear. Does it need to be a dwarf variety? Any suggestions? I am in zone 8B
So, we can grow those trees in a big container too, bc the root system stays relatively small 🤔 Did i get it right? I would love to grow an apple tree on my balcony.
You could!
I would like to plant some fig trees at my home but the soil is rocky churt red clay mixture.. Can I dig out a hole say the size of a 5 gallon bucket and put some good soil in and plant a tree? Is this a big enough area? Thanks
Good news... figs are ok with bad soil. I've seen one growing out of a rock crevice
A good option - which costs a little more money - and less headaches in the future -
(1) Install larger post piles (with a concrete footing into the ground, with a vertical bolt outsticking the concrete foot. Have a zinc-coated metal bracket bolted atop the concrete foot. Drill the wood post and bolt to the bracket. All this keeps the wooden post high and dry and away from ground wood rot conoditions.
(2) Install post piles at each end of the house, outward distance from the house wall of the actual OUTSIDE growing area of the upright tree trunk growth, ... and maybe a left and right post to the fig tree in the center ... for 4 equidistant post piles.
(3) This has the trees growing upright and not cantered into the house - creating an issue for later growth and hardship for the tree (with a pinched cambium layer - and potential water, sugar, and nutrient flow hindrance and tree death.
(4) THEN, one can put in any number of horizontal cabling or such trellised woodwork (of various designs) onto the post piles. This allows various methods on which to tie up ALL of the various layers of the tree's branches. Your already pruned and espaliered tree only needs a few horizontal tie off points. Making a purist espalier each 1 foot is one thing for this already created tree, but you have these other non-pruned and espaliered trees. Having such layers of woodwork or cabling for these other trees can be custom made for each tree with these 4 post piles. Maybe more layers for the left apple tree and then a different arrangement for the fig branches. One is able to garner every branch that the tree is growing out - instead of pruning and wasting an opportunity of which (and where) the tree wants to grow that branch. It is to the already non-espaliered apple and fig tree that such use of each and every branch that the tree is producing - one can eventually tie them into the woodwork or cabling - and allow the tree to grow into those many layerings - and have a happy tree - instead of a Marine Corps haircut high-and-tight espaliered tree.
(5) Using espaliering, but having the entire young tree grow out all its branches - also allows the household to grow the tree into a shrubbery instead of a total espaliered and grape viney arrangement. Thus a shrubbery grown upward fruit tree, and especially what will become the massive foliage of fig leaves ... and its eventual allowed upward growth along the upper southern house wall, will create a fig shrubbery wall - instead of an espaliered and scanty layering of branches. It will appear more like an English house wall of ivy covering the entire surface. And for this apple tree and fig tree - the more the tree is allowed to have branches and foliage - the greater production of fruits that will happen - versus the espaliered tree with small production - but the fruit will be bigger. The actual volume of fruit production will be less than the other apple and fig tree. So espaliering in its own way is just cosmetic appearance, with less number of fruiting production with somewhat larger fruitings.
(6) Outside rows of espaliered fruits, vines, and grapes, with pruning out the lower branches (for stopping rain bounce and soil blight virus splashing up onto the trunk, branches, foliage, and fruits, ... one can still have many lower branchings of apples and figs and then continue upward vertically or into the clothes line espaliering of the "T" shape of tying on the extended branches. In this, one would use either the same concrete post with metal bracket and wooden pole and cross bar with cabling - or - have a manufactured "T of zinc-coated iron tubing and plant those into the ground. One would also forecast at what height you eventually want to stop upward growth of the fruit trees and vines, and then expanded them horizontally outward onto the other cabling of the clothes line.
(7) A good view of how to espalier is shown in the UA-cam videos of Dave Wilson nursery. They show their mature espaliered fruits - and their other unique and dwarfing techniques of such fruit trees into dwarfed and miniature fruit trees to a heigh of 6-7 feet and one is able to have a massive fruit production - and easy harvesting. 90% original work, and then 10% of actual work in later years for 100+% of fruiting production.
(8) Use the whole tree - never leave a good opportunity go to waste - especially where the tree wants to grow a branch.
(9) And yes, eventually one wants to raise up the "skirts" of these trees against rain bounce ... and have good sunlight upon the roots and soil.
I’m wondering if I need a standard sized trees or dwarf/semidwarf.
Can you grow these in a pot ?
Can I do this with blueberry and blackcurrant shrubs
Probably not very easily
Just be aware that fig tree roots are invasive when not grown in an espalier, so you need to keep it up if you plant near a foundation. I just learned that doung some online research because I want to plant some fruit trees. Unfortunately, my 107 yr old house still has the original sewer line, which is not hard pvc making it vulnerable to tree roots. The apple trees at the back of my property have already pushed it up a little, causing a small belly. So, I plan to pot my fig tree until I can get the sewer line replaced at a later date. Just do your due diligence when planting trees, especially in a smaller space.
I keep my fruit trees in a large pot as it stops them getting to big
True!
What kind of apples did you plant
Do you have any experience with live willow fences?
I dont. They don't grow well here. But assuming it's a similar process
Might be a silly question but have they to be male female trees ?
No but some do need a pollinator you just have to check the label and ask at the garden center
Most fruit trees will have both male and female parts. It MAY be important to have the correct pollenator varieties nearby for good fruit set.
Some trees are self-fruitful; some are not. The nursery should be able to tell you the correct pollenator varieties. You probably will need to plant two varieties of apples, for example.
If you don't have room for two trees, then the pollenator could be grafted onto the one tree.
(For pollenators, the closer the better. 20-30 feet is about where effectiveness falls off. And, this depends on having bees around to move the pollen.)
Hi Brian. We have 12 fruit trees. All are in the yard. We never plant anything close to the house. Will not grow proper and expand the way it should. I disagree with you on this one. God Bless you and family
Love it !