espalier

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Uruguay's Foreign Minister, Jos� Espalier, a fluent orator who was trained for the law but never practiced it, who at 70 looks like anything but the rich man that he is.

From Time Magazine Archive

Espalier trees should have the branches about a foot apart, starting from the stem with an upward curve, and then being trained horizontally.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

The carnations nodded to one another against the stone wall that was clothed with Espalier pear trees.

From The Green Carnation by Hichens, Robert Smythe

Espalier Rails.—Subsidiary to walls as a means of training fruit trees, espalier rails were formerly much employed, and are still used in many gardens.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various