An espaliered fruit tree is the ideal way to have a fence and eat it too. Espalier, training trees to grow in a two-dimensional pattern, is popular in Europe but you can learn how to master this technique at an Espalier Symposium this weekend at Northwest Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon.
The symposium includes lectures and a tour of a fruit display garden. Taste samples of apples and Asian pears. The symposium is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the center, 16650 SR 536, Mount Vernon. The event is hosted by the Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation and costs $15 for nonmembers and children age 12 and under are free. The event is free for members. For directions to the center, call 360-848-6120. For more information about the symposium, go online to www.wwfrf.org.
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