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buds of the last fruit spur and keeping all side shoots cut or pinched 

 back through the summer. Remember the cordon is simply a straight 

 stem without any branches and only leaves and fruit spurs all along 

 its length. If instead of a single cordon you wish to have a double 

 cordon, or U or double U, instead of training one leader perpendicu- 

 larly, select two opposite shoots and bend them down at right angles 

 and then at six inches farther b,end them upright and so continue, 

 leaving six inches between each upright branch, thus a five-branch 

 upright trained tree will measure 24 inches from outside to outside, 



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U Form Upright 



Oblique Cordon Cordon Fancy Trained 



Fig. 21 Fig. 22 Fig. 23 



and consequently may be planted two and one-half to three feet 

 apart. The oblique cordon is between the upright and the horizon- 

 tal and is intended to secure a longer stretch of bearing wood than 

 would be obtained if trained upright on the same height of wall or 

 trellis. Oblique cordons may be planted only 12 to 18 inches apart. 

 For horizontal cordons plant the trees eight to sixteen feet apart, 

 depending on whether you wish them to be double or single. If single 

 (which is preferable) plant the trees eight feet apart, stretch a stout 

 galvanized iron wire between rigid posts, about one foot 



