Cordon-pruned pruning retains which feature?

Cordon-pruned pruning retains which feature?

• A. In cordon pruning, all canes are removed and only spurs remain.
• B. In cordon pruning, one spur and one main two-year-old cane remain; the two-year-old cane and its fruiting canes are removed after the growing season, and one of the one-year-old canes from the spur is kept to become the next season's main cane.
• C. Cordon pruning uses a head-trained trunk.
• D. Cordon pruning uses a goblet shape.

Answer: (B)

Cordon pruning keeps a permanent cordon along the trellis and renews fruiting wood each year. The feature retained is a renewal spur plus the main cane: you leave one spur and one main two-year-old cane in place; after harvest you remove the two-year-old cane and its fruiting shoots, and you keep one of the one-year-old canes from the spur to become the next season's main cane. This creates a stable framework while continually renewing the fruiting wood, which is the hallmark of cordon training. The other options describe different training approaches—removing all canes, or head-training shapes like a trunk or goblet—that are not characteristic of cordon pruning.

Cordon pruning keeps a permanent cordon along the trellis and renews fruiting wood each year. The feature retained is a renewal spur plus the main cane: you leave one spur and one main two-year-old cane in place; after harvest you remove the two-year-old cane and its fruiting shoots, and you keep one of the one-year-old canes from the spur to become the next season's main cane. This creates a stable framework while continually renewing the fruiting wood, which is the hallmark of cordon training. The other options describe different training approaches—removing all canes, or head-training shapes like a trunk or goblet—that are not characteristic of cordon pruning.