Fruit trees ?

[Sanke]

Hi all
I have been looking at trees for our garden We have a fairly large garden but already have a number of trees, so space saving ideas are a must. Looking at the current GYO mag it shows some vertical cordon trees. My other idea is espalier trees
Has anybody any experience / advice re either style of growing We would like a couple of eating apples & a plum
Thanks

[BionicBarb]

Not quite an apple or plum Sanke, but I have a peach tree fan-trained up my garage wall. It's now about 4 years since I planted it and we had about 40 peaches this year! If you haven't got a wall how about training one against a fence or trellis?

[BionicBarb]

Just a quick thought, noticed that there's another thread on here that you might find useful Sanke. http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...elp_75326.html

[Paulieb]

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ard_74995.html

There's a bit of info here about something I'm trying to do. I'm no expert, of which there are a few around on here.

I'm basically planning to put 12 trees (8 apples & 4 pears) in a line down the sunny side of my garden. I'm getting them on MM106 rootstock and planting them 3ft apart. When mature I'm hoping they'll be up to 12-14ft tall. I'm not expecting tons of fruit, but with 12 varieties the picking season should be spread out and varied.

'Apparently' plums don't do that well trained into a shape such as cordon as they mainly produce fruit on the tips of the branches.

[Sanke]

Been reading various threads & probably getting more confused Yes we have fence space so we can consider espaliers

[BearGardener]

I've got a number of those vertical cordons or 'minarettes', you can plant them just 2 feet apart so they take up minimal space. Good for growing lots of varieties in a very small space.

They also have the advantage of not needing to grow against a wall/fence which traditional oblique cordons require for support.

You just need to be aware that the yield per tree will be small so it just depends on what you want from your garden really.