Snowfall On the Linden Trees - Espalier - March 2026

It wouldn't be mid/late March without an unexpected snowfall in the garden around here.  One of the best ways to see the structure of the pair of Greenspire Linden trees that have been trained into an espalier is when a light snow falls on the limbs.  Below is a look at the tree and the branches that now stretch out and touch each other in the middle.

Compare this shot above to this post almost a year ago.   I pruned back the tips on the trees MUCH harder this year it seems.

Here is a post from January of 2022 - four years ago - that REALLY shows how much these trees have grown in that time.  The trunks, in particular, have thicken'ed up as has the top branch.  The lower limbs have grown out, but are still the thin(est) of the group.

The Boxwoods also continue to grow in size, despite being in deep shade.