Regular Oblique Palmet
Synonyms
Angled palette, regular palette , (double) palette with angled branches, (double-sided) palette with angled branches
Description
The palette with sloping branches is the most popular palm shape . This shape has one central branch with sloping, parallel frame branches on either side of the central branch.
The slanting position of the branches creates a favorable balance between growth and fruiting . A palm with oblique branches can be bended into various other palm shapes, such as the palm with horizontal branches.
This espalier shape was also widely used in the past.
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Advice
The angled palm is the simplest palm shape . Easy to grow and maintain. Suitable for many fruits.
The recommended distance between the frame branches is 25-30 cm for pome fruits, for peach (50-) 60 cm, for gooseberry and redcurrant 20 cm.
In specific situations, a one-sided palette helps to make optimal use of the surface of a slate construction.
This espalier is also used for the Cossonet method .
