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is easier to train and also the pruning to more easily balance the tree's aesthetic symmetry as the branches begin to grow.

Belgian fence, one of the most formal looking styles. It is a series of inter twining lattice works. Requires three trees or more to create overlapping Vs and two modified Vs to create finished ends. It is very easy to see the beginning design of overlapping Vs is well outlined within a years time.

Brooklyn Botanica, also known as "Candelabra ." It is fairly easy to train and maintain and a good starting point for beginners. Several vertical branches stem off one horizontal base.

Initially an espaliered plant can be a high maintenance addition to the landscape. Patience, skill, and creativity are necessary for a successful project. Large, fast growing plants such as a pear tree will require a large wall and will need many hours of pruning and training. On the other hand, a sasanqua camellia grows much slower and can be managed in a small area. If you espalier a fruit tree (apple, pear), select a cultivar that produces a large number of spurs and is grafted onto a dwarf or semi-dwarf rootstock. Grafting will not affect the size of the leaves or fruit but will reduce the overall size of the plant. Fruit such as plums and cherries can be espaliered but they bear their fruit on shoots from the previous season's growth. Renewal pruning is necessary to ensure a continuous crop. Many vines (Boston ivy, English ivy, wisteria, climbing roses) can be trained as an espalier plant.

Trees and shrubs to consider include:
Anise
Anise spp.

Apple
Malus sp.

Blue atlas cedar
Cedrus atlantica Glauca'

Camellia
Camellia japonica

Chinese redbud
Cercis chinensis

Cotoneaster
Cotoneaste r sp.

Crabapple
Malus sp.

Euonymus, Winged
Euonymus alata

Fig
Ficus carica

Forsythia
Forsythia spp.

Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba

Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Holly, Foster
Ilex x attentuata Fosteri'

Holly, Japanese
Ilex crenata

Jasmine, Winter
Jasminum nudiflorum

Juniper,Pfitzer
Junip erus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana'

Juniper, Sargent
Juniperus chinensis Sargenti'

Kerria, Japanese
Kerria japonica

Loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense

Magnolia, Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem'

Magnolia, Saucer
Magnolia soulangiana

Magnolia, Star
Magnolia stellata

Magnolia, Sweetbay
Magnolia virginiana

Maple, Japanese
Acer palmatum

Pear
Pyrus spp.

Pyracantha
Pyracantha sp.

Quince, Flowering
Chaenomeles lagenaria

Sasanqua
Camellia sasanqua

Stewartia; Korean
Stewartia koreana

Viburnum
Viburnum sp.

Weigela
Weigela florida

Yew
Taxus sp.

However, many nurseries now carry a large

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