Posts Installed for Espalier Linden Trees
All the way back in May, I shared a photo of two young Greenspire Linden Trees that I had begun to prune to be two-dimensional with the hopes of - once we moved into our #newoldfarmhouse - that I could try my hand at espalier or pleaching of the trees to train them into a specific habit. Back in July, in a post on the blog about our new fence , I pointed out the final placement of these Lindens right next to the southern lot line butted up against the 6' portion of our cedar fence. I got these in right after the fence was installed and then began to plan out the framing/system that I was planning on using to create the espalier. Over the past week or so, I have made some additional progress on the setup that you can see above: the three posts have been installed in the ground. I ended up shopping around and ultimately buying these 10' green 12 gauge steel sign posts from Grainger . Grainger has a location on Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove and like a lot of places, the