Hi folks,

i have four four apples on MM106 (Merton Worcherster, Feniollet Gris, Snow Apple and Cox's Orange). Originally purchased to produce large-ish freestanding trees, but the garden plans have changed so I have been thinking about using them for espalier.

i want to plant them next to a post-and-wire boundary fence which is about 4' high, and was hoping to have the lowest tier on the espalier a start above fence height (say at 5' or 6' high).

usually when I see pics of espalier apples they're much more compact, with the lowest tier starting not more than 2' above ground level. So I was wondering if my tall espalier idea would be possible on MM106 or not.

if so, how many tiers do you think I'd be able to train?