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Naming
Full name: form ‘German pitchfork’
Popular name:
‘German pitchfork’
Synonym:
Nickname:
form ‘German pitchfork’,
form ‘German hay rake’
Historical name:
‘German pitchfork’,
‘German hay rake’
Alternative name:
This espalier shape is named after a German pitchfork: a hand tool that was previously used in agriculture to move hay.
Description
This XL variety of Candelabrum Palmet usually has a high trunk, with or without a central leader, often a more slanting branch base.
Specific Applications
This is a large espalier shape that is used against high walls, such as a gable. The recesses at the bottom offer space for a window, or a small espalier shape.
This espalier fruit shape was widely used in Belgium in the 19th century for plums along a high fruit wall.
Opinion
Artistic form of espalier fruit. Easy to grow.
The cultivation of a German Pitchfork is derived from the Slant Palmet.
