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Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

My pears are on a north face ing wall.

I'd just make the first side shoots about four/ six inches above that wall then a foot or so apart to the height you desire. You can be much braver than I was and make so e incredible shapes,

Its really easy to do. IMO easier than traditional pruning. Selecting trees most angsty part. You need spur bearing fruit not tip bearing ones.

Few times in late summer need to cut off the water shoots ( especially at front of a house I'd have thought) but its very quick to do, and tie the ends of growing shoots in.

Ah ha - so the leafy parts of the tree are all above the wall? In which case they'd get too much light as heat if anything!

I really really like this idea. I'd be a bit worried about planting trees so close to the house though? I guess the would be kept relatively small so hopefully the roots wouldn't grow too wide?

Nikkster

Doozergirl wrote: »

Compromising on quality for timescales is simply not happening with us.

I'd *hope* that this wouldn't be too much of a surprise for them? They contacted your trade body and know you do a great standard of work. So hopefully this is exactly what they're after [/naivety]

lostinrates

Nikkster wrote: »

Ah ha - so the leafy parts of the tree are all above the wall? In which case they'd get too much light as heat if anything!

I really really like this idea. I'd be a bit worried about planting trees so close to the house though? I guess the would be kept relatively small so hopefully the roots wouldn't grow too wide?

If its south facing and really hot you could try something really brave like peaches. But sound it gets too hot for most fruit trees.


Also fruit trees don&'the have very invasive roots. They are one of the few things ( according to my structural engineer) to plant right next tô the house even. The pears are what.....seven meters from our house? Something like that, and I am considering putting a couple of small trained fruit trees a couple of metres away at most from the house. We had an oak tree there. I miss it so much.

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

I might prefer to go for something like the topper panels on there - the black/metal things... then grow a prickly bush in the garden. But then I'm in a super windy spot (coastal always is) and a particularly windy/swirly corner... with metal/bush the wind can get through so it doesn't blow over.

Well, actually it was the Paliframe panels that caught my eye the most: http://www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk/fencing/fencing-panels/palisade-paliframe/fencing-panels-palisade-paliframe.aspx

So I don't think the wind would be so concerning.

And it's not especially windy here (unless I had baked beans with dinner the night before )

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

If its south facing and really hot you could try something really brave like peaches. But sound it gets too hot for most fruit trees.


Also fruit trees don&'the have very invasive roots. They are one of the few things ( according to my structural engineer) to plant right next tô the house even. The pears are what.....seven meters from our house? Something like that, and I am considering putting a couple of small trained fruit trees a couple of metres away at most from the house. We had an oak tree there. I miss it so much.

Pretty much Due South facing. Nothing to shelter it (unless someone is waiting at the bus stop )

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

Looks like a middle eastern prison enclosure in that photo.

That's exactly the look I was going for :cool:

Doozergirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

BBC2 - that interior design programme. One beach theme, in a beach hut - not far from me...

Cutting sheets of sticky back plastic and sticking it to shower curtains. Okay...

ukmaggie45

lostinrates wrote: »

I like the wall personally. I'd consider planting a fairly brisk growing prickly thing to deter sitting, or having a top on the wall. The other thing to consider would be some sort of planting right up against and above the wall that might make sitting on it difficult. But that would in crease height.

Something like, ahem, espaliered fruit trees.

I'd go for berberis! That would certainly give anyone a shock who sat on it! :eek: :rotfl:

ukmaggie45

Nikkster wrote: »

Well, actually it was the Paliframe panels that caught my eye the most: http://www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk/fencing/fencing-panels/palisade-paliframe/fencing-panels-palisade-paliframe.aspx

If this is at the front of your house I think these are too tall? Too knackered to look up rules about front of house fences, 5 foot?

Nikkster

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

If this is at the front of your house I think these are too tall? Too knackered to look up rules about front of house fences, 5 foot?

I was going to go taller to go with the prison theme


They do a 3ft version. Doesn't matter anyway now, I'm espaliering fruit trees