Espalier. Plant identification.

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:08 am

This is a seven year old plant. I found it growing beside a (plum?) pit in our yard. Maybe it is a stone fruit like a plum, is what I thought.
Immediately began to train it as an espalier. But I still have no real answer to its species. Any ideas?

Detail, and buds on right

Thanks for looking.
Adam

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:27 pm

Some kind of apple I think.

What did the summer leaves look like?

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:35 pm

As we constructed the fence, not the best pic of the plant...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seedscanada/6821674540/" title="Espalier by seedscanada, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6821 ... 2f3d_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="Espalier"></a>

Adam

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:17 pm

Still guessing apple, though the leaves should be considerably larger.
It obviously had some stress (enough water? any fertilizer?)

And...I see now that you're using Flickr.
But will update procedure on the other post tomorrow if your posting bombs.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:33 pm

seedscanada wrote:As we constructed the fence, not the best pic of the plant...

Adam

That's cool, nice job on the form of the tree and the fence.

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:32 am

Thank you, Barb and Aaron!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:00 am

nice.........I'm sure you'll be able to ID when it blooms.

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Espalier. Plant identification.

Espalier. Plant identification.

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