Has anyone here espalier fig?

General Fruit Growing
#1

I’m asking cause I’m trying to find out what is a good spacing for each lateral branch. Does it go by cultivar?

#2

If you want to keep your tree at a manageable height to make fruit gathering easier, I would try to create lateral branches every 2’. Then train verticals coming off the laterals about 1-2 feet spacing. I live in Kent so I only can get a Breda crop, so my pruning technique strives to maximize the Breda crop while minimizing the main crop which never ripens in our climate. Sun exposure is key to your design.

#3

What variety do you grow that produces a lot of breba?

#4

My Dessert king produces Breda very well, my Black Jack also but a few less.
Dennis

#5

I’m going to do negronne if that makes a difference

#6

Breda is a city in the Netherlands, Breba is the first crop of figs.