Home > Advice > Fruit Tree Guides > Cordon Fruit Trees
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Save lots of space. | Small final size. Your crop will be about 4-6 kilos. |
| One cordon can be used as a pollinator for a lonely big tree. | Must be grown on supporting wires. |
| 2nd cheapest option. | |
| You can grow a row of cordons to get a wide variety of different apples & pears. |
Growing Cordon Fruit Trees:
Cordons are grown diagonally from the ground, on wires.
Spacing:
If your soil is very rich, you can get away with planting cordons 60 cms apart. If your soil is a bit average, plant them 1 metre apart.
Pruning Apple & Pear Cordons:
Cordons have a special summer pruning regime that helps to keep them restricted. This is called the Modified Lorette System.
Browse the Apple Tree and Pear Tree sections - any spur bearing tree can be grown into a cordon from a maiden sized tree and many are available as ready made cordons.