List of Antique Apple trees that we grow. All of our trees are trained to espalier. See you at the Plant Sale next spring. If the pictures dont open go to www.floweringshrubfarm.com/applebuy.htm I sell a tree in a 7 gallon pot for $30.
BELOW PICTURES TAKEN April 21, 2010
First cut for pruning to espalier is a cut to 12 inches above the graft (00421espalier005_042110.jpg). The trees will now be allowed to grow normally until the next pruning next spring 2011. We are training trees to Horizontal T, Palmette Oblique, Belgian Fence, and Fan. On this end of the pipe you can see the snap connect I attach my hose to for watering or insecticiding with insecticidal soap ( APRIL NEWSLETTER ).
This picture shows the pot in pot pretty well even though we haven't added mulch between socket pots yet (00421espalier016_042110.jpg). In winter the outside rows of socket pots will have rugosa and old garden roses inserted.
BELOW PICTURES TAKEN April 20, 2010
Dwarf Newtown Pippin to be trained to Belgian Fence newly planted and cut back to the sprinkler line (00420espaliersouth021_042010.jpg). Prices for all our plants are set by the pot size. 7 gallon (as Newtown Pippin Apple trees above) are $30, 15 gallon is $60, 20 gallon are $70. The espalier plants we grow allow our customers to experiment with this ancient method of growing using plants already started. Click picture for a larger image and more detail.
BELOW PICTURE TAKEN April 19, 2010
An Espalier training line at the flowering Shrub Farm (00419espalier010_041910.jpg). To the right is a path into which we rake all leaves then top with bark mulch. The tube on top of the posts allows me to spray the trees with just water or insecticidal soap with a dositron. Soon I will prune each tree down to around ten inched above the graft. As new buds form new branches they will be trained to a V shape. Later some branches will be lowered to form the bottom arms of espalier, others will remain begian fence and a few may be trained to fan. Some of these are Snowdrift Flowering Crabapple.
We grow many plants pot-in-pot including espalier, azaleas and roses. In this area we will surround these socket pots with top soil. Simply by inserting 7 gallon pots in the socket pots we can carry plants through the winter without their roots freezing (we can carry plants through the winter without their roots freezing ( APRIL NEWSLETTER ).