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Training Fruit on a wire

goosie2005 · 2014-01-07 16:00:58

Hi, Im planning on getting some fruit trees to train on a wire along a west facing fence. Has anyone any experience of this? Im looking for recommendations on varieties of apple/pear to try and other fruit that might work! Also, where might be the best place to get young fruit trees? Thanks, I'm in Dublin

07-01-2014 5:00pm

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goosie2005

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Hi, Im planning on getting some fruit trees to train on a wire along a west facing fence.
Has anyone any experience of this?
Im looking for recommendations on varieties of apple/pear to try and other fruit that might work!
Also, where might be the best place to get young fruit trees?
Thanks, I'm in Dublin

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#2 07-01-2014 7:55pm

Sonnenblumen

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Very easy to do and a very traditional (Espalier or Cordon trained) and a space efficient way of growing fruit trees. You need to decide which varieties some require pollinators others are self pollinating. Apples and pears are very good to start with, a little work to start to maintain optimum cropping.

Autumn is usually the best time to plant but you can plant container grown stock throughout the year.

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