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A French word derived from an Italian term meaning “something to rest your shoulder against,” the horticultural term espalier “is a method of training a tree or other plant into a controlled ...

The term espalier refers to the way fruit trees are trained to grow against a wall. It makes the tree easier to prune and the fruit easier to pick. This decorative method was often used ...