Hi Guys, I am new here, so let me introduce myself quickly - I am form Poland:)
I translate a book on organic gardening - gorw organic by Nick Hamilton. And I got stuck.
I was defeated by the part on apple tree pruning.
You can shape your APPLE TREE in so many ways, that I got lost.
Here's my request: pls, help me and explain me differences between following tree shapes (with pictures!):
bush (this one is obvious. or maybe not?)
half standard
standard
pyramid
espalier
stepover
fan
cordon
festooned
for me, as far as I undesrstood from the explanation teh author gave, edpalier, stepover, fan and cordon are the same. I googled up images of such shaped trees amd still, I cannot se any diferences. Pls, you are my last resort.
best regards,
sad ripper