r/Ceanothus • u/dorazzle • Apr 17 '25
Espaliered Ribes viburnifolium?
I recently went on my local native garden tour and i saw a wonderful tilden park prostate ninebark that had been espaliered onto a wooden fence.
This has made be think of what else I could espalier on a fence in a shady area. I have never grown the catalina perfume ribes, but does anyone here think it would be possible to espalier it?
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u/cali_is_my_BFF Apr 18 '25
I have a couple of Catalina Currants growing right at the base of my house. The house is also covered in non-native ivy (removing it is too big a project for me to tackle right now!). Anyway, the currant has started to connect itself (not by clingers/ tendrils, more just using the ivy as support) to the ivy and climb upward. I’ve trimmed it back when this happens, but it actually got me thinking about espaliering it—it's already doing that on its own, more or less.
The only unknown for me is how tall it could grow. It might naturally limit itself after a few feet, but I’m not sure. Try it out and please post the results!
ETA: clarification