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cordons at om.40 from the ground, and planted at the edge of a border. For 

 this form an iron wire fixed to two posts, strengthened by supports as shown 

 in the accompanying figure, is sufficient. Apples on the Paradise stock are 



Standard Fan-Trained Pear Tree with Three 

 Series of Branches 



planted from 3 to 4 metres apart ; apples on the Doucin and pears on the 

 Quince at from 4 to 5 metres apart. Each tree has only two branches, opposite 

 to each other. These are trained along the iron wire. By allowing one 

 branch only to grow, and training it to the wire, a single horizontal cordon is 

 obtained. 



