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How to pronounce espalier in English?

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Type of treillage, trellis

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Espalier is a popular form of gardening, especially for courtyards and balconies.
From the smh.com.au
If I want to change how I am referred to on the espalier page can you tell me how?
From the en.wikipedia.org
Use these as a handsome hedge, an evergreen background or espalier on a fence or wall.
From the chron.com
Pyracantha recovers quickly from pruning, making it an ideal candidate for an espalier.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It also covers creative fruit growing techniques such as espalier, containers, and hedges.
From the chron.com
There's a huge fruit cage, with espalier apples and pears along one side.
From the independent.co.uk
The company also offers a pamphlet on espalier and on fruit-tree care.
From the latimes.com
What's the difference between a stepover, an espalier and a cordon?
From the guardian.co.uk
Living plant art forms include topiary, bonsai, ikebana and espalier.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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  • A trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat
  • Espalier (or) is the horticultural and sometimes agricultural practice of controlling woody plant growth by pruning and possibly grafting branches so that they grow in relatively flat planes, frequently in formal patterns, against a structure such as a wall, fence, or trellis, and also plants ...
  • A latticework against which to grow or train shrubs, fruit-trees, etc; A horticultural technique using pruning and shaping to train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental design, as along a wall or fence; A plant that has been shaped in this manner; To train a plant in ...
  • (Espaliers) have a central vertical trunk with three or four horizontal branches each side.
  • A series of fruit trees formed into a hedge by training them on a framework of lines and stakes.
  • A dwarf fruit tree, usually apple or pear, trained and pruned onto a frame in a flat symmetrical design to create a living fence or to grow fruit against a wall in a small space like a town garden or castle courtyard
  • Armor covering the shoulder. It was often of light material and made of layered laminations.
  • Process of training a tree or shrub so its branches grow in a flat pattern.
  • A method of training plants to grow in a flat pattern generally horizontal, against walls, fences, or along wires.