Lorette Palmet
Images
Lorette Palmet (with 3 U shapes)
Gaucher Palmet met kronkel in harttak
Naming
Full name: Lorette palmet (with six branches)
Popular name:
Lorette palmette (with 3 U shapes)
Synonym:
Lorette candelabra
Lorette candelabra palmette
Nickname:
Historical name:
Lorette palmette
Alternative name:
Gaucher Palmette with a twist in the central branch
Spelling variants:
Description
The Lorette Palmette was developed by Louis Lorette as an improved Gaucher Palmet with a central branch. Characteristic of this espalier is the odd number of U-shapes with a ‘twist’ in the heart branch; all framework branches lie in one flat plane.
Features:
- two-dimensional slate form with parallel stemmed branches
- all branches end in a U shape
- odd number of U shapes (minimum 3)
- ‘twist’ in the heart branch
- fruitwood is grown short on the stem branch
This espalier fruit shape is named after its inventor: Louis Lorette (1846 – 1925). He was a French Practical Teacher of Fruit Growing at the Horticultural School in Wagnonville near Douai (Northwest France). The orchard in Wagnonville was famous for its espalier tree shapes and Lorette pruning.
[mks_icon icon=”fa-thumbs-up” color=”#009900″ type=”fa”] For additional info see main article: Palmette.
