Palmet
Oblique Palmet
A palm with oblique branches is a popular espalier shape.
Horizontal Palmet
A variation on the oblique palm. The tree is guided horizontally in tiers.
Verrier Palmet
The Verrier palmet is a variant of the oblique palmet: the main branches are planted perpendicular to the trunk.
Gaucher Palmet
A derivative of the Verrier Palmet. With this espalier, each frame branch ends in a U-shape.
Circular Palmet
An espalier of which the frame branches are guided in concentric circles.
German Pitchfork
The German Pitchfork is a variant of the oblique palette with curved frame branches.
The palmettes include all espalier trees whose frame branches run parallel and continue to grow in the same direction, in a flat plane. Palmettes are grown along a wall or espalier (trellis).
