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Blackmoor Nursery is one of very few Nurseries in the UK offering gardeners the opportunity to buy Cordon fruit trees direct from our Nursery.
All orders are despatched in one delivery. If your order contains both bare root and container grown plants then we can only despatch when all plants are ready.
Cordon fruit trees can be planted at 2-3 feet apart.
Bare Root = Field grown trees that have been freshly lifted and supplied with no soil around the roots. Only available during the dormant period November-May.
2 Year Cordon = A two year old tree that has been pruned back in the first winter to form a Cordon shape. Generally trees will be 150cm in height with multiple side branches that have been pruned back.
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Pear Cordon Trees
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Cordon Pear Trees For Sale - Apples and pears have traditionally been grown as inclined cordons for hundreds of years. The latest idea is to grow vertical cordons to save space in the garden. These trees are also known as upright Cordon fruit trees or super columns. Plant at 2-3 feet apart. All of our cordon pear trees are grown on the Quince C rootstock.
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27 Feb 20 | BelindaThompson
Another wonderful cordon in excellent condition. Very healthy and doing well at the allotment. Big thumbs up. Thanks.
8 Feb 19 | James Norris
Four beautiful Cordon trees delivered by a cheerful Tuffnels driver. Never disappointed by Blackmoor---thanks again.
21 Feb 14 |
Excellent duo cordon received with thanks.
8 Jan 13 | Mandy
My 4 cordons turned up and are now planted, the order was dealt with very promptly and the packaging and quality was superb. I will be back again in the spring. Thank you
Cordon Pear Fruit Tree Growing Tips.
Cordons allow you to grow a useful amount of fruit in even a small garden. Cordon training is suitable for all apples and pears that bear fruit on short sideshoots (spur-bearing).
How to plant my Cordon Pear tree - Our How To Growing Tips section on our website has a video that will show you how.
When is the best time to plant a Cordon fruit tree - Container grown Pear trees can be planted at any time of the year. Bare Root apple trees can only be planted between the months of November - April.
Choose an open, sheltered position, avoiding frost-prone sites, if possible. Soils should be well-drained, moisture-retentive and not prone to waterlogging. The best time for planting cordons is in winter. Use one-, two- or three-year-old cordons.
Cordons need a permanent support system made up of three horizontal wires 60cm (2ft) apart with the lowest wire 30cm (1ft) from the ground. If planting against a wall or fence, fix the wire using straining eye bolts that will let the wire be fixed not less than 10cm (4in) away from the structure to allow for air circulation. Keep the wire taught with straining bolts available from fencing suppliers. Use a sturdy 2.5mm, gage 12 galvanised wire. If using posts, the posts should protrude 1.8m (6ft) from the ground with about 60cm (2ft) below ground, spaced 2.2-3.5m (7-12ft) apart. The end post should be strutted. Fix bamboo canes diagonally to the wires for the trees to be trained on. Plant trees at an angle of 45 degrees. If planting more than one cordon, space at 60-90cm (2-3ft) apart. The wider spacing within the row is for infertile, shallow or sandy soils. Tie the cordon to the diagonal bamboo cane fixed to the wire support with a soft string. Cordons can be allowed to reach a height of about 1.5-2m (5-6½ft) so take that into consideration when planting. After planting, cut back all laterals (side shoots) longer than 10cm (4in) to three buds, leaving the leader and any short laterals unpruned.
How do I prune a Pear Cordon fruit tree - Summer pruning is carried out in August, or in areas where growth is strong, such as wet parts of the country, delay summer pruning until September when a large terminal (end) bud has formed at branch tips and the tree has stopped growing. Look for sideshoots over 22cm (9in) long (length of a pair of secateurs), which grew earlier in the summer directly from the main stem, and cut them back to three leaves beyond the basal cluster (cluster of leaves at the base of the current season’s growth). Those stems that grew from existing sideshoots or spurs can be pruned harder - to just one leaf beyond the basal cluster. Leave shoots less than 15-22cm (6-9in) long until mid-September and then shorten to one leaf beyond the cluster of leaves at the base. Prune any growth that forms after summer pruning in September (or October if pruning later). Prune to one leaf beyond the last cut. Tie the leading shoot ('leader') in to the support until it reaches the required length. Thereafter, prune it back and treat subsequent growth as for other laterals. When the cordons reach the top wire they may be lowered from 45 degrees to not less than 35 degrees (as there is less risk of the stem breaking) in early spring. This will increase the length of stem, and so the amount of fruit produced. Again, once the cordon has reached the top of the support, prune it back in late summer and treat subsequent growth as for other laterals Winter pruning oblique cordons. Neither the leader nor side shoots are normally pruned in the winter, except where the tree has grown a lot since summer pruning or you need to renovate a neglected tree. Over time the spur system can become over-long or complicated. Remove older and unproductive sections of the spurs. Occasionally rejuvenate the spur system by pruning back to a stub 3-5cm (1-2in) of the main stem cutting above a well-placed dormant bud. Our Care Guide explains the basic principles of fruit tree pruning.
Blackmoor is one of very few Nurseries in the UK offering gardeners the opportunity to buy Pear Cordon fruit trees direct from our Nursery. We have one of the largest range of fruit trees available for sale online.