ESPALIER
Espalier
Espalier is the horticultural and ancient agricultural practice of controlling woody plant growth originally for the production of fruit, by pruning and tying branches to a frame so that they grow into a flat plane, frequently in formal patterns, against a structure such as a wall, fence, or trellis, and also plants which have been shaped in this way.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Espalier
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espalier
Noun
- A latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence.
- A plant that has been shaped in this manner.
Verb
- To train a plant in this manner.
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