Most vegetable plants are fairly small and low to the ground, meaning your vegetable patch can lack the architectural beauty of other areas of your garden. Adding fruit trees is a great way to add height and structure to your vegetable garden, providing both visual interest and a more diverse crop.
Espalier fruit trees are a particularly great choice for walled gardens as they add character as well as being beneficial for the fruit trees. The heat from the wall helps to encourage the tree to grow and fruit, often much better than were it standing in the middle of your plot. There are lots of trees to espalier including some of the best fast-growing fruit trees.
Whether you grow them in the ground, pots or as espaliers against a wall, fruit trees also diversify your veg plot, encouraging wildlife and pollinators into your vegetable garden, helping to control pests.
If you’re adding fruit trees to your vegetable garden ideas, be sure you know how to plant fruit trees and how to prune them to keep them healthy and productive.
