Fruits and Nuts: I want a living Espalier fence but have no experience, 1 by knownasnancy

knownasnancy wrote:
I want to create a living fence of espaliered fruit trees along the back of my yard in full sun west exposure. I have never grown any fruit trees let alone espalier. I definitely want fig. I am not sure what I could combine with fig. The back boundary is about 50 feet wide. How many trees would go in that width? I would love to see pictures of any espaliered fences and get some idea of how tricky this might be.

I am in Portland Oregon, zone 8.

The neighbors cut down all of their large trees, so my yard has been transformed from shade to full sun!