Web Directory

» BBC Gardening: Plant an Espalier Apple Tree
   Step by step instructions on site selection and training, and a few growing tips.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/growfruitandveg_espalierapple1.shtml

» Backwoods Home Magazine: Espalier your trees
   Article providing basic information, including drawing and descriptions of horizontal, palmette, and cordon espaliering styles.
   http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/hooker79.html

» Espaliering: The Patient Art
   Article discussing background and methods, design considerations, and materials.
   http://www.scenicnursery.com/archives/002422.html

» Gardenline: Espalier
   Offers history of the technique, suggestions for site choice and design, and types of fruit trees most suitable for espaliering.
   http://gardenline.usask.ca/trees/espalier.html

» IFAS Extension: Espaliers
   Includes introduction, examples of formal and informal patterns, general care, trimming tips, and lists of vines, shrubs, and trees suitable for use in Florida.
   http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG273

» NC State University: Espalier
   Provides a definition of the technique, a list of amenable plant types, and tips on site selection, style, support construction, and training.
   http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/quickref/general/espalier.html

» Rare Fruit Society of South Australia: Espalier
   Orchard owners lists their reasons for espaliering, and describe their methods. Includes plan drawing of framework, and photo galleries showing the enclosed espalier area as well as many individual trained fruit trees.
   http://www.rarefruit-sa.org.au/Espalier/Espalier.htm

» The Victory Garden: Starting an Espalier
   Illustrated article about the technique, with tips on starting an espalier project with a fruit tree sapling.
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/victorygarden/grow/primers_projects/espalier/