Espalier Pruning Image ThreePublished February 4, 2023 at dimensions 1024 × 1024 in How to Set-Up and Maintain Espaliers. ← Previous Next → After a few months of growth, the header cut should have resulted in three (possibly more, possibly less) branches occurring. Train one branch either side of the espalier and leave one to continue to grow upright to become the central trunk.