Espalier (Noun)
Meaning
A trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The gardener carefully trained the rose bush to grow flat against the wooden espalier, creating a beautiful display for the garden wall.
- She chose a dwarf apple tree to plant next to the stone espalier in her small backyard orchard.
- Training the clematis vines to climb the metal espalier proved to be the most challenging task of the garden renovation.
- The espalier on the north-facing wall supported a latticework of woven grapevines that filtered the sunlight and created dappled shade.
- The new espalier was installed to train the recently planted espalier pear tree and provide support for its extensive growth.