Apple Trees
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Cantitoe Corners, Bedford, New York: September 19, 2002

A series of espaliered apple trees march across a ribbon of lawn near the Southern Paddock. Espalier is a method of pruning and training trees to grow a specific way, usually on a supporting framework. Martha was inspired to try this technique at her Cantitoe Corners farm in Bedford, New York. She created this linear stand of apple trees from the remains of an old orchard, purposefully trimming and pruning the trees to expose the beauty of the old trunks, then waiting several seasons as the boughs grew together to form a horizontal line of branches.