Espalier Trees

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  1. Guesty

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    Hi All...

    Some help please,

    I really want to grow some Espalier Apple trees down one side of my garden to cover the fences up. (I know they take a few years to grow).

    Any advice on when to plant/where to buy from would be great.

    The fence on which I want to plant them against is in the sun in the summer from early morning until around 2pm.

    Any help would be great... (Similar to the one below)

    Cheers

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    Many thanks Alex. Anyone know any good suppliers?

    I assume best time to plant is early spring?
     
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    Well not sure where you are, but I bought mine locally from a nursery that has all the old kinds. I try to buy local because of the difference in soil from area to area... I have bought from here a few times and all very good stock and I went for a couple of old variety apple trees and Pears and all very good croppers.
    http://www.lodgefarmtrees.co.uk

    My friend has bought some from here and they have taken nicely..
    http://walcotnursery.co.uk
     
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      Best time to plant bare root plants is in the autumn. Pot grown you can plant anytime (but cost a lot more)

      I planted some in Nov 2012 as per this thread:

      http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/apple-recommendations-please.46726/

      I ended up planting "1 year whips" and have been training them since, this is my first year with apples and they still only have 3 small 'tiers'. You can buy them already trained but they are £50-£60 a go.

      There are a few threads on here about getting fruit trees, Ashridge Trees always gets good reviews.
       
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        Thanks for the advice @Marley Farley and @JWK.

        Your thread will help too. Seems like a minefield to me.

        I am liking the look of the MM106 discovery tree. Best to order and plant around November?
         
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        :) Once you start researching nothing seems straight forward!

        Go to a good local nursery like Marley says, they will give you advice on Pollination Groups, rootstock etc etc.
         
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