Today I was planning to fill the whole fence with espaliered trees but I wasn't that lucky. It got pretty cold today and I ran out of steel wire so I was only able to do one tree. 

Unlike the cherry tree, the pear tree I've done today is really well suited for espaliering. 

This is the tree I started with. It wasn't too wild except for some bits at the top and some growth at the back that needed removing. 
![20190117_151044.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVxqHHfjWoEzEYhjopM7QqZmuEQ59z9TpukKBfDxnmaGm/20190117_151044.jpg)

![20190117_151026.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaM7oSZmZvqeZSNkUbRZ2hoD6kSRaZYVjRfB3XL1hNXwk/20190117_151026.jpg)

And this is how it looks now. I did some pruning as well and got rid of most of the top growth. There still is a branch on the right that is not in the right position but I will leave it for now in case the branch above doesn't do too well. Once the tree wakes up I will select the strongest top branch as the new leader and prune it at 2 buds to get the branches for the top layer. I might even try my hand at grafting some buds lower on the tree so I can have a bottom layer as well.
![20190117_153830.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaGzfYJAhjTNdBDTxCFSuCdGofCppXSXr9BkFmMFwiGWh/20190117_153830.jpg)

For the corner space I want to have a grape vine. 
![20190117_142955.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNg4fKQze1tyvyN8B9rnCNStgzTu7eMCwyhudDiHFefcx/20190117_142955.jpg)

This plant received no pruning since I got it last year as I was not sure what I want to do with it.
![20190117_143909.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQHwQF8qHRm5zpoy5zhVHgbVKMdwvwGUjcXeyZX62BPue/20190117_143909.jpg)

I've decided to keep the 2 strongest branches. I will use one cordon for filling the space close to the corner of the fence and let the other cordon grow around the corner on the existing fence. 
![20190117_143950.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWV6vdpVeEtV2PuMfQraas3ykHTwRwWB14xzqn22EA7Eo/20190117_143950.jpg)

I thought I'd try to clone this vine so I kept the bits I cut. 
![20190117_144004.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX4sUQMHw3aDkeL9k9AHBWBfe9xbaEwFiAqt7ibhpzkfp/20190117_144004.jpg)

I cut the 2 year old growth and only kept the bits from last year. 
![20190117_144101.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVe71qQg2oT1hCNXGrLWymCHXJCUtDxXLHuoRASHczrLc/20190117_144101.jpg)

It's important to remember which way's up otherwise they won't root. I've buried 3-4 buds and kept 2 on top. From some reading I've done after the fact I understand that I should keep only one bud at the top. I will probably run a test and leave one of the sticks with one bud and the other one with 2 and see what the difference will be. 
![20190117_144125.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWBzPtiu6JezkJXW9cnabhbDUHTRZnNh49XcphSQnziGP/20190117_144125.jpg)

Alright, that's it for now.

Cheers!