The fruit trees at West Dean are shaped into some wonderful shapes.
Some grow up the walls in fans:
cordons:
or s-shapes (I don't know the proper name for these):
others near the walls include four-winged goblets:
and pyramids:
In the centre of the orchard the trees are left to grow naturally:
In the vegetable garden the borders are divided by fruit trees trained as espaliers:
or in arches:
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Could the third photo be an eSpalier? Sorry.
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