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["Thomas A. Beckett" <thomas@tbeckett.com>]

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Hi Lee -

I did check out that chapter in a copy I borrowed from our local
library.  I liked the book so much that I ordered a copy for myself!
You answer a lot of questions that I have had for years and which are
not answered in the handful of other pruning books.

Thomas

lee reich wrote:
> Also check out the whole chapter in espalier in my book /The Pruning
> Book. /As I mention in my book, you have to be careful applying systems
> developed in other parts of the world to your backyard because of
> differences in daylength, temperature, and rainfall patterns. The Alan
> Edmunds book would be worth reading not just for the good information
> (unfortunately not very applicable over much of the U.S.) but also for
> the great writing, in my opinion.
> 
> Lee Reich, PhD
> www.leereich.com
> 
> Books by Lee Reich:
> /Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden/
> /A Northeast Gardener's Year/
> /The Pruning Book/
> /Weedless Gardening/
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 24, 2005, at 5:21 PM, Pete Tallman wrote:
> 
>> Couiple more thoughts. (not so long this time).
>>
>> For branch training, I use a short length of nylon cord or rope like 12 
>> inches, and a clothespin. Wrap cord around the branch and the stake or 
>> branch and wire at a point that needs to be held, then clothespin the two 
>> ends of the rope to hold it. Easy to move around and adjust.
>>
>> There are good discussions of espallier in "The Apple Book" by Rosanne 
>> Sanders, and "The New Book of Apples" by Joan Morgan & Alison
>> Richards. See 
>> Also "Espallier Fruit Trees, Their History and Culture" by Alan Edmunds; 
>> lots of ideas. All are in NAFEX library.
>>
>> Pete Tallman
>> Longmont, CO
>>
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