Comments on: PRUNING ESPALIER APPLES AND REPOTTING BAY LAUREL TREES

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:55:33 +0000

dear matt
i made the mistake of using pots with curvier, bellied shapes for permanent plants such as pomegranate, bay, etc for aesthetic reasons, as well because they have apparent lower centers of gravity and seem less vulnerable to blowing over.
oh boy–when you go to repot though! makes one wish for straight-sided ones and damn the aesthetics, as prying out the root balls is so hard.
do you do any touch-up pruning to your figs in spring?
all best,
~ 02568

By: Matt Mattus

Matt Mattus — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 07:59:36 +0000

In reply to john in cranston. John. now, in hind site, the exoskeleton does seem like overkill - maybe I was just over-zealous to get working in the garden, but the branches more or less, pressed up and.or down by the cross bars, and not tied at all. There are only two spots where branches are tied, one, where a new branch is being trained, and another branch which needed to be pulled down a bit. I may simplify the structure in a few months and it seems to be a little massive. It was worth a try, anyway!~

By: Matt Mattus

Matt Mattus — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 07:56:14 +0000

In reply to LINDA from Each Little World.

Ms. Wis. I am growing more comfortable sharing what the rest of the garden looks like – maybe I am ready to share more – but be prepared — it's not all pretty!

By: john in cranston

john in cranston — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 23:22:30 +0000

And so, beyond looking really good by being caged in a skeleton of bamboo, is there any other reason you set up the apple espalier in the exo-skeleton? I did not see any branches tethered to it for forms's sake.

By: LINDA from Each Little World

LINDA from Each Little World — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:16:22 +0000

It was terrific to see more of the layout of your garden. It is always hard to get a sense of the design and I, for one, would love to see more. We are all gardeners, so don't spruce up for us before you take a photo!