Espalier growth
Espalier growth describes the growth form of wood plants in which the numerous branches grow close above the ground or on a wall or rock. Shrubs that have such a growth are called espalier shrubs or carpet shrubs. Typical representatives are for example:
- White arum ( Dryas octopetala )
- Creeping willows from the genus of willows ( Salix )
- Dwarf buckthorn
- Hairy gorse in rocky locations
Concept and history
Espalier tree cultivation has been practiced since the 17th century , in which dense branching in one plane, roughly parallel to a wall, is achieved by means of lattice structures. In 1896, Warming transferred the term espalier form to the natural growth form that is particularly common in alpine plants.
literature
- Gerhard Wagenitz : Dictionary of botany. Morphology, anatomy, taxonomy, evolution. 2nd, expanded edition. Nikol, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-937872-94-0 , pp. 298-299.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wagenitz: Dictionary of Botany , pp. 298–299
- ↑ H. Vöchting: About organ formation in the plant kingdom . Physiological investigations into causes of growth and units of life. Second part, 1884. Quoted from Wagenitz: Dictionary of Botany , p. 298
- ↑ H. Vöchting: Textbook of ecological plant geography . An introduction to the knowledge of plant associations. Second part. Berlin 1896, p. 26 . quoted from Wagenitz: Dictionary of Botany , p. 298