Cordoned fruit trees for privacy
Splandy
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in Fruit & veg
My garden is small so I have some fruit growing amongst ornamental plants and am keen to increase. The fence on one side is quite low, so I had considered espaliered fruit trees. I'm now wondering whether cordoned trees would be better as they can be planted quite close together. I know there would still be gaps in winter, but neighbours don't really use their garden so I don't need full screening. I would just like to feel less exposed. Their garden is bare so I can see right across the the garden the other side of theirs, too. They wouldn't like anything to hang over the fence and would probably cut it off, so I thought cordoned trees might be ideal.
Does anybody think this will work? Or will they not provide a feeling of privacy?
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Any thoughts?
I have an espaliered pear as a 'fence' between the dining area on the terrace and our fruit and veg patch. In summer it provides quite a bit of 'cover' as the new growth isn't pruned until late summer, and even after that it still provides a reasonable 'barrier' between the two areas. I'd go for it. We grow Concorde ... Delicious.
I’ve got cordon apples and pear in the garden and they enable me to have lots of different varieties in a small space, I’ve just been out and took thease pictures for you to see,
Ive had a good crop of fruit off them this year.
If you go for cordons or espalier make sure you have a really good post and wire structure in place, you will be surprised how heavy thease trees become.