Creating an espalier with an apple tree is an excellent way to make use of a sunny wall you’ve got going spare. An espalier-trained tree comprises a vertical central leader from which horizontal arms branch outward, and can lead to greater fruit production and easier harvesting! ‘Braeburn Hillwell’ is a sport (genetic mutation) of ‘Braeburn’, yielding deep red apples with good firmness that store very well ‘Bramley’s Seedling’ is widely regarded as the nation’s favourite cooking apple, producing excellent fruit with a sharp flavour profile that’s ideal for sauces, chutneys, crumbles and pies ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ is a variety with real pedigree, having been grown for roughly 200 hundred years – sweet, juicy and complex dessert apples? Yes, please… ‘Discovery’ is an early season dessert apple with notes of strawberry in its flavour profile and an RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) to its name ‘Red Ellison’ crops heavily, displays great disease resistance, attracts pollinators and is generally just a bit of a fruiting workhorse! Luckily for you, we’ve got everything you need to know when it comes to planting, training and pruning your espalier apple tree! Check out our article, How to Espalier Apple Trees, for more information
