Like planting any tree or shrub, a plant chosen for espalier won't reach maturity overnight. You'll need to wait at least four years for your plant to reach maturity.

My fig tree was started from a cutting three years ago and was recently transplanted to our atrium. It has been in a container in the same place for over a year. How should I create an espalier ...

To espalier (pronounced ess-PAL-yay) a tree is to train it to grow flat against a support of some kind — a wall, fence or wires, say. Support it with ties or brackets, and prune it to grow ...

The UK’s ‘largest olive tree’ is just a stone’s throw away from Peterborough, but anyone wishing to find a home for it will need a big garden... and more than £40,000.