This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative (and edible) espaliers. (Lee Reich via AP) Espalier is a way ...

We recall a story told long ago about a young gardener who, early one morning, was pruning his trees and shrubs. He had a favorite currant bush, which had begun to go to wood; he feared that it would ...

Few homeowners are acquainted with the Ribes (RYE-bees) family of plants; gooseberries, currants and jostaberries. There are over 150 ribes species in the world, including gooseberries and clove or ...

Espalier: how to train plants for the tracery of branches This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative ...

Espalier is a way of training and pruning plants so their branches lie in an orderly and ornamental two-dimensional form. The beauty comes from the tracery of the branches. Espalier is a way to create ...