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Naming
Full name: one-sided Verrier palmette (with five framework branches)
Popular name:
1-sided Verrier palmette (5 branches)
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Historical name:
one-sided Verrier palmette
Alternative name:
Spelling variations: 1-sided verrier, one-sided Verrier palmet, Verrier palmet,
Description
One-sided espalier derived from (2-sided) Verrier Palmet (with central leader).
Specific Applications
In the past, this ‘half’ Verrier palmette was used on slopes; only framework branches growing uphill were kept. (It is not possible to keep framework branches growing downhill.)
Opinion
Difficult to grow; Easy to maintain
