![]() The 2-inch fruit matures in late January and is easy to peel. Pixie is a variety that was developed at UC Riverside many years ago. This old time Japanese favorite can be found easily in most nurseries and garden centers. The tree is smaller than most mandarin trees. The fruit does not hold on the tree as long as other mandarins without losing quality. Expect Owari Satsuma to be ready to eat by mid-December most years, but don’t waste any time eating them. It has a rich flavor with a good balance of sugar and acid. Fruit size will average about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Owari Satsuma is the original ‘zipper-skin’ fruit. ![]() They are very easy to peel, have tender, juicy flesh, and are delightfully mild and sweet. Seedless Kishu are an ideal size for children’s lunches or adult snacks. These fruits average 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter, and are usually ready to eat by November – and remain edible from the tree for several months. Seedless Kishu, sometimes sold as Kishu Mini, is the earliest to mature and produces the smallest fruit. ![]() Nevertheless, there are several mandarin varieties that grow well in our gardens, that are easy to peel and reliably seedless. Many varieties of mandarins, often referred to as tangerines, will develop an objectionable number of seeds when they are cross-pollinated. We want something that is not too big, sweet, doesn’t have seeds, and is easy to peel. We would like to plant a nice tangerine tree. Using a design element unexpectedly or outside the norm creates a garden that is uniquely yours and inspires others.Q. There’s something about a living fence that just draws my eye in-the simplicity, restraint, the uniqueness-not sure exactly, but whatever it is, it works for me! Don’t let the informality of your garden or lack of vertical walls limit you from using an espalier in your landscape. When I’m designing, I love using espalier as a screen along a fence area. The tree was perfectly placed along a towering building where the tree was able to reach the third floor and the branches informally covered the building. One of the most beautifully trained trees I’ve ever seen is a Ginkgo biloba at Swarthmoore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. From my experience, trees with good horizontal branching structure and a slower growth rate work best. However, if raising fruit is not your thing and you just want to add interest to a wall in a tight or design-barren space, there are numerous plants that take training quite well. Ornamentals for an Espalier: Ginkgo biloba Fagus sylvatica culivars ( i.e., tricolor beech) Acer palmatum cultivars ( Japanese maple) Pyrus calleryana (Callery pear) Tilia (linden) Katsura Cedrus atlantica (Blue Atlas cedar) Viburnum ![]() The espalier technique is often used in cooler climates where ripening fruit is difficult.
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