espaliering

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present participle of espalier
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A latticework against which to grow or train shrubs, fruit-trees, etc
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{n} a row of dwarf-trees planted in rails
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Training plants to a flat surface by pruning off branches extending out Plants so trained are often more productive than those permitted to branch normally
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To train a plant in this manner
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A plant that has been shaped in this manner
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{i} framework upon which bushes or trees are grown; plants grown on this framework
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To form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier
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Tree or other plant trained to grow flat against a support (such as a trellis or wall). The term is also used for the support itself, as well as for the method or technique. The technique was developed in Europe to encourage fruit-tree production in an incompatible climate; it originally used a wall to provide heat as well as support. Decorative or space-saving espaliers use metal, wire, or wooden frames to create ornamental shapes for shrubbery or to train trees on trellises, walls, or fences. Evergreens such as loquat, fire thorn, sweet bay magnolia, and upright yew, as well as dwarf apple and pear trees, make excellent espaliers
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Both fruiting and ornamental trees and shrubs can be trained as an espalier, but the process must be begun when the plant is still young Plants are trained to grow on a single plane, rather than branching on all sides of the main stem or trunk It is often seen along walls and fences
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A horticultural technique using pruning and shaping to train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental design, as along a wall or fence
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a series of fruit trees trained on a framework of lines and stakes to form a hedge
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Thirteenth-century and later shoulder armor, usually laminated
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A plant, typically a tree or shrub, that has been trained to grow in a flattened pattern with the help or wires, trellis, or a fence
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Trees trained in horizontal fashion against a wall or on wires, usually with the horizontal branches in tiers
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a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat
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A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained