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Once it’s topped it’s topped, it’ll just grow wider from here on in.
How many lateral branches do you have currently?
I’d say your best bet is to train what you’ve got horizontally, side growth will eventually pop up and you can start training that upwards but you’re never gonna get a new leader...Edit- just reread, if you’ve only got 2 branches maybe train those at 45° and any side shoots from them train both up and down. In my mind you might end up with a abstract fan shape in a few years time...
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Also, long time readers may recall the saga of the planting of my apple tree, with a view to being espaliered.
This season, for the first time, I have some (two) blossoms on it. We may be in
cloverapples.However and unfortunately, following some dubious online advice, I "topped" it by chopping off the main trunk, just above the first tier of espaliered branches. This was an error and I don't know if I will now ever get above a single tier.
Does anyone know if I can rescue the situation? Maybe by turning a branch into a leader or something?