This encourages the tree to produce fruiting spurs, which are regular croppers and produce.

Jan 21, Espaliered trees are perfect for small and middlesized gardens. Find out how to prune them to make beautiful screens. Plus they provide lots of fruit while. Aug 01, I love to prune my plants and trees and so I just got out there and did some pruning on my espaliered apple and pear trees. This time of year we're pruning. Here are Four Steps to Summer Pruning Espaliers.

bushnotch.bar Down All Top Growth. Before you start pruning your espalier might look like this. Lots of long wippy shoots growing upwards. You should cut all the top growth down by about half so that you can see more clearly what you’re doing.

Mar 02, You have to keep up with espalier pear tree maintenance to keep your tree looking tidy. Prune back side shoots to about 6 inches (15 cm.) on a monthly basis during the growing season. If you prune too short, you will have less bushnotch.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. While immature trees should be pruned in autumn, established ones should always be pruned in early August. The reason for this is that if you do it any earlier, there is a chance that new shoots will emerge where they aren’t needed.

On the flip side, late pruning may result in. Jul 10, restricted forms of fruit tree such as fans, cordons or (as here) espaliers require summer pruning.

This is essential to maintain the restricted form, maximi.